Kinyarwanda
hatinze
hah-TEE-nzeh
How to say it
Kinyarwandahatinzehah-TEE-nzehsoon
Englishwith delaysoon
Frenchavec retard, tard, plus tardsoon
Meaning
with a delay, late, or later than expected.
Good to know
adverb related to gutinda ("to be late").
Examples
- Yagarutse hatinze cyane nijoro.He came back very late at night.
- Ntabwo umukino watangiye hatinze.The game did not start late.
- Amafaranga yageze hatinze, umushinga urahagarikwa.The money arrived late, the project was halted.
- Uzagera hatinze niba udatashye ubu.You will arrive late if you don't leave now.
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