Kinyarwanda
igitsinagabo
Word parts: igi-tsinagabo
ee-gee-tsee-nah-GAH-boh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigitsinagaboee-gee-tsee-nah-GAH-bohsoon
Englishmalesoon
Frenchmâlesoon
Meaning
a person of the male sex; a male.
Good to know
formal/clinical register; everyday speech usually says umugabo (man) or umuhungu (boy).
Examples
- Muri iri tsinda harimo igitsinagabo kimwe gusa.There is only one male in this group.
- Ntabwo igitsinagabo aricyo cyonyine gikora uwo murimo.It's not only males who do that job.
- Ese ubwo bwoko bw'inyoni, igitsinagabo kigaragarira ku ki?For that bird species, how do you tell the male?
- Ibitsinagabo n'ibitsinagore byombi byitabiriye igenzura.Both males and females attended the check-up.
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