igisirikare
ee-gee-see-ree-KAH-reh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigisirikareee-gee-see-ree-KAH-reh
Englisharmy, the military
Frencharmée, l'armée
Meaning
The armed forces of a country seen as an institution, and military life or service in general.
Good to know
No plural in this sense. A soldier is umusirikare, plural abasirikare, and the troops are usually called ingabo, as in Ingabo z'u Rwanda. Igisirikari is another spelling.
Examples
- Yinjiye mu gisirikare afite imyaka makumyabiri.He joined the army at the age of twenty.
- Igisirikare cy'icyo gihugu cyafashe ubutegetsi.That country's army seized power.
- Data yakoze mu gisirikare imyaka cumi n'itanu.My father served in the army for fifteen years.
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