Kinyarwanda
igihe
Word parts: igi-he
ee-GEE-heh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigiheee-GEE-hehsoon
Englishtimesoon
Frenchtempssoon
Meaning
a stretch or point of duration; also used as a conjunction meaning "at the time when".
Good to know
extremely common noun; "igihe + verb" is the standard way to say "when" for a past or ongoing event.
Examples
- Nta gihe mfite none.I don't have time today.
- Igihe azagaruka ntikiramenyekana.The time he'll come back is not yet known.
- Igihe navukaga, uyu mujyi ntiwari uhari.At the time I was born, this city didn't exist yet.
- Ese ufite igihe cyo kuganira?Do you have time to talk?
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