Kinyarwanda
ikintu
Word parts: iki-ntu
ee-KEEN-too
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikintuee-KEEN-toosoon
Englishthingsoon
Frenchchosesoon
Meaning
an object or entity, especially one not further specified; a thing.
Good to know
thing
Examples
- Hari ikintu naguze ku isoko.There is something I bought at the market.
- Ntabwo ikintu nakubwiye cyagusetsa.The thing I told you didn't make you laugh.
- Ese ni ikihe kintu ukeneye cyane?What is the one thing you need most?
- Ibintu byinshi byaguye mu modoka ubwo yaguyaga.Many things fell out of the car when it crashed.