mu gihe
MOO GEE-heh
How to say it
Kirundimu giheMOO GEE-heh
Englishwhile, when; whereas
Frenchpendant que, lorsque; alors que
Meaning
Links two facts that happen at the same time, or sets one fact against another, like English while or whereas.
Good to know
Followed by a verb: mu gihe abandi bakina, while the others play. Before a noun it means in the time of: mu gihe c'intambara, in wartime. Written as two words; mugihe is the joined spelling.
Examples
- Yariko arasoma mu gihe abandi bariko barakina.He was reading while the others were playing.
- Mu gihe c'intambara abantu benshi barahunze.In wartime many people fled.
- Mu gihe imvura iguye, ntituja kw'isoko.When it rains, we do not go to the market.
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