Kinyarwanda
igisate
Word parts: igi-sate
ee-gee-SAH-teh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigisateee-gee-SAH-tehsoon
Englishpiece of something brokensoon
Frenchmorceau de quelque chose de cassésoon
Meaning
a fragment broken off a larger object; a piece or shard.
Good to know
piece of something broken
Examples
- Yasenye icyombo, hasigara igisate kimwe gusa.He broke the pot, and only one shard remained.
- Ntukanyage igisate cy'icupa cyavunitse.Don't step on the piece of the broken bottle.
- Ese wabonye igisate cy'imbaho cyaguye hasi?Did you see the piece of wood that fell down?
- Igisate cy'ibumba cyagumye mu ntoki ze.A piece of the broken clay pot stayed in his hands.
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