akabago

How to say it

Meaning

a punctuation mark used to end a sentence, the period (full stop).

Good to know

regional/dialect variant alongside agakato; check locally whether it is used for a period or a comma.

Examples

• Buri nteruro igomba kurangira n'akabago.Every sentence must end with a period.
• Yibagiwe gushyiraho akabago.He forgot to put a period.
• Aha hakwiye akabago, ntabwo ari agakato.A full stop is needed here, not a comma.
• Umwarimu yatwigishije gukoresha akabago mu myandiko.The teacher taught us to use the period in writing.

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