Kirundi
kugereranya
Word parts: ku-gereranya
ku-ge-re-RA-nya
How to say it
Kirundikugereranyaku-ge-re-RA-nyasoon
Englishto comparesoon
Frenchcomparer, estimersoon
Meaning
to compare two or more things, or to estimate a size, amount, or age approximately.
Good to know
used both for literal comparison (prices, heights) and for guessing at a number when there is no way to be exact.
Examples
- Reka tugereranye ibiciro vy'ivyuma bibiri.Let's compare the prices of the two items.
- Yagereranije uburebure bw'abana bombi.She compared the heights of the two children.
- Ntushobora kugereranya ivyo bintu, ntibisa na gato.You can't compare those two things, they're not alike at all.
- Bagereranije ko afise imyaka cumi n'itanu.They estimated that he is about fifteen years old.
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