ikorwa
ee-KOH-rwah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikorwaee-KOH-rwah
Englishthe making, building (of something)
Frenchla fabrication, la construction
Meaning
The act or process of making or building something, such as a road, a law or a product.
Good to know
A verbal noun of the ri class from gukorwa, to be made: ikorwa ry'umuhanda, the building of the road; mu ikorwa ryayo, in its making. The same word is a verb form: imirimo ikorwa, the work that is done.
Examples
- Ikorwa ry'uyu muhanda ryatwaye imyaka ibiri.The building of this road took two years.
- Abaturage bagize uruhare mu ikorwa ry'iri tegeko.The citizens took part in making this law.
- Iyi mirimo ikorwa n'urubyiruko rwo mu murenge.This work is done by the young people of the sector.
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