Kirundi
ubugari
Word parts: ubu-gari
oo-boo-GAH-ree
How to say it
Kirundiubugarioo-boo-GAH-reesoon
Englishwidthsoon
Frenchlargeursoon
Meaning
the measurement of how wide something is; width, breadth.
Good to know
An abstract noun derived from -gari (wide); paired with uburebure (length) and ubugufi (shortness).
Examples
- Ubugari bw'uru rugo ni bungana iki?What is the width of this compound?
- Iyi meza ifise ubugari buhagije.This table has enough width.
- Ubugari bwayo ntibuhagije.Its width isn't enough.
- Tuzopima ubugari bw'iyi nzira.We will measure the width of this path.
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