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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