Kinyarwanda
bagenzi
bah-GEHN-zee
How to say it
Kinyarwandabagenzibah-GEHN-zeesoon
Englishcompanionssoon
Frenchcompagnonssoon
Meaning
Companions or fellows, people paired with one another as friends or peers.
Good to know
plural of mugenzi (mu-/ba- class); also used as a respectful form of address, 'colleagues'.
Examples
- Bagenzi banjye baraje kunsura ejo.My companions came to visit me yesterday.
- Ese bagenzi banyu bazaza mu birori?Will your companions come to the party?
- Nta bagenzi basigaye mu nzira.No companions remained behind on the road.
- Tuzahura na bagenzi bacu ku cyicaro cy'akazi.We will meet our colleagues at the workplace.
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