Kinyarwanda
agakato
Word parts: aga-kato
ah-gah-KAH-toh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaagakatoah-gah-KAH-tohsoon
Englishcommasoon
Frenchvirgulesoon
Meaning
the punctuation mark ',' used to separate items or clauses within a sentence, a comma.
Good to know
a grammar and writing term.
Examples
- Ushyireho agakato mbere ya 'ariko'.Put a comma before 'but'.
- Iyi nteruro ikeneye agakato.This sentence needs a comma.
- Ntabwo yashyizeho agakato aho bikwiye.He did not put the comma where it belongs.
- Mwarimu yigishaga abanyeshuri gukoresha agakato neza.The teacher was teaching students to use the comma correctly.
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