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Kinyarwanda

igorofa

ee-goh-ROH-fah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaigorofaee-goh-ROH-fahsoon
Englishstorysoon
Frenchétage (d'une maison)soon

Meaning

one of the horizontal levels of a multi-story building; a floor or story.

Good to know

also used loosely for a multi-story building itself (inzu y'igorofa).

Examples

  • Atuye ku igorofa ya kabiri.He lives on the second floor.
  • Ntabwo iyi nzu ifite igorofa.This house doesn't have an upper floor.
  • Ese iyi nyubako ifite amagorofa angahe?How many floors does this building have?
  • Ibiro bye biri ku igorofa ya gatatu.His office is on the third floor.

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