cumi na gatanu
CHOO-mee NAH gah-TAH-noo
How to say it
Kinyarwandacumi na gatanuCHOO-mee NAH gah-TAH-noo
Englishfifteen (15)
Frenchquinze
Meaning
The number 15, ten and five. Cumi is ten, na is and, and gatanu is the counting form of five.
Good to know
This is the form for counting and for ranks after wa, ya or cya: uwa cumi na gatanu, the fifteenth. After a noun the five agrees with it: abantu cumi na batanu, imyaka cumi n'itanu.
Examples
- Uyu mukinnyi yabaye uwa cumi na gatanu mu isiganwa.This runner came fifteenth in the race.
- Umwana yabaze kugeza kuri cumi na gatanu.The child counted up to fifteen.
- Icumi wongeyeho gatanu bingana na cumi na gatanu.Ten plus five equals fifteen.
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