Kirundi
urudende
Word parts: uru-dende
oo-roo-DEHN-deh
How to say it
Kirundiurudendeoo-roo-DEHN-dehsoon
Englishone solitary thingsoon
Frenchchose isolée, singuliersoon
Meaning
a single, solitary thing; in grammar, the singular.
Good to know
also used as a grammar term for the singular form of a noun.
Examples
- Iyi mibare igaragaza urudende n'ubwinshi.This grammar shows the singular and the plural.
- Urudende rw'ijambo 'abana' ni 'umwana'.The singular of the word 'abana' is 'umwana'.
- Yasize urudende rumwe rw'imbuto ku meza.He left a single piece of fruit on the table.
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