imashini
ee-mah-SHEE-nee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimashiniee-mah-SHEE-neesoon
Englishmachine
Frenchmachine
Meaning
A device with moving parts, often driven by a motor or electricity, that does a job such as sewing, pumping water or washing.
Good to know
A loan from French machine; an n class noun with the same plural. Imashini idoda, sewing machine; imashini imesa, washing machine.
Examples
- Nyogokuru afite imashini idoda imyenda.My grandmother has a sewing machine.
- Abahinzi baguze imashini ihinga.The farmers bought a tilling machine.
- Iyi mashini ikoresha amashanyarazi.This machine runs on electricity.
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