amabati
ah-mah-BAH-tee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamabatiah-mah-BAH-tee
Englishiron sheets, roofing sheets
Frenchtôles (de toiture)
Meaning
Sheets of corrugated metal used above all to roof houses, and also for fences and small buildings.
Good to know
A ma class noun nearly always used in the plural; one sheet is ibati. Inzu y'amabati, a house with a metal roof; gusakara amabati, to roof with iron sheets.
Examples
- Twasakaje inzu yacu amabati mashya.We roofed our house with new iron sheets.
- Imvura yaguye ku mabati isakuza cyane.The rain drummed loudly on the metal roof.
- Umuyaga ukaze watwaye amabati y'ishuri.The strong wind blew away the school's roofing sheets.
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