gake
GAH-keh
How to say it
KinyarwandagakeGAH-kehsoon
Meaning
Says that something happens only a few times or in a small amount; doubled, gake gake means little by little, slowly.
Good to know
Placed after the verb: arya gake, he eats little. Ni gake is 'it is rare that': ni gake aza hano, he seldom comes here. It is also the ka form of ke, little: agaciro gake, little value.
Examples
- Ni gake ajya mu mujyi.He seldom goes to town.
- Genda gake gake, umuhanda uranyerera.Go slowly, the road is slippery.
- Muri aka karere imvura igwa gake.In this region it rarely rains.
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