Kinyarwanda
ibitanda
Word parts: ibi-tanda
ee-bee-TAHN-dah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaibitandaee-bee-TAHN-dahsoon
Englishbeds, rackssoon
Frenchlitssoon
Meaning
raised pieces of furniture for sleeping, or racks used to hold or dry things; beds or racks.
Good to know
plural of igitanda (ibi-/igi- class).
Examples
- Ibitanda by'ivuriro byari byuzuye abarwayi.The hospital beds were full of patients.
- Mwaguze ibitanda bishya mu cyumba cy'abana?Did you buy new beds for the children's room?
- Ibitanda ntibisigaye bidasanzwe muri iri vuriro.No unusual beds remain in this clinic.
- Tuzashyiraho ibitanda bishya mu ivuriro ryacu.We will set up new beds in our health center.
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