Kinyarwanda
guhererana
Word parts: gu-hererana
goo-heh-reh-RAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguhereranagoo-heh-reh-RAH-nahsoon
Englishto be besidesoon
Frenchêtre à côté, proche (de lieux)soon
Meaning
to be close together or adjacent, of places.
Good to know
describes proximity between two locations, such as neighboring villages, plots, or countries.
Examples
- Amazu yacu arahererana.Our houses are close to each other.
- Uganda na Rwanda birahererana.Uganda and Rwanda border each other.
- Imirima yabo ntihererana.Their fields are not close together.
- Amateka avuga ko imijyi yombi yahereranaga kera.History says the two towns were close together long ago.
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