amashanyarazi
ah-mah-shah-nyah-RAH-zee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamashanyaraziah-mah-shah-nyah-RAH-zee
Englishelectricity, electric power
Frenchélectricité, courant électrique
Meaning
The energy that lights homes and runs machines, supplied through power lines, solar panels or generators. Umuriro w'amashanyarazi is the everyday way to say the power.
Good to know
A ma class noun used only in the plural. Common phrases: kugeza amashanyarazi ku baturage, to bring electricity to people; amashanyarazi yabuze, there is a power cut. Umuriro is also used for the power.
Examples
- Umudugudu wacu wagejejweho amashanyarazi umwaka ushize.Our village was connected to electricity last year.
- Amashanyarazi yabuze mu mujyi amasaha abiri.The power was out in town for two hours.
- Imirasire y'izuba itanga amashanyarazi mu ngo nyinshi.Solar panels supply electricity to many homes.
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