Kinyarwanda
imikwerere
Word parts: imi-kwerere
ee-mee-kweh-REH-reh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimikwerereee-mee-kweh-REH-rehsoon
Englishmiddle agesoon
Frenchâge mûrsoon
Meaning
the stage of adult life between roughly thirty and fifty years old; middle age.
Good to know
an uncommon term.
Examples
- Abantu bo mu myaka y'imikwerere bagira ubunararibonye bwinshi.People in middle age have a lot of experience.
- Ntabwo yigeze agera mu myaka y'imikwerere.He never reached middle age.
- Ese ni ryari umuntu yinjira mu myaka y'imikwerere?At what point does a person enter middle age?
- Indwara zimwe zigaragara cyane mu myaka y'imikwerere.Some diseases show up mostly in middle age.
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