inshoberamahanga

How to say it

Meaning

a fixed expression whose meaning cannot be worked out just from its individual words; an idiom.

Good to know

Literally means 'that which confuses foreigners' — a nod to how hard idioms are for non-native speakers.

Examples

• 'Kurya amagambo' ni inshoberamahanga isobanura kwihakana.'To eat one's words' is an idiom meaning to take back what one said.
• Abanyeshuri b'amahanga bagorwa n'inshoberamahanga z'Ikinyarwanda.Foreign students struggle with Kinyarwanda idioms.
• Ese uzi inshoberamahanga nyinshi z'Ikinyarwanda?Do you know many Kinyarwanda idioms?
• Nta nshoberamahanga yasobanuwe neza mu gitabo cyacu.No idiom was clearly explained in our textbook.

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