Kinyarwanda
intere
een-TEH-reh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaintereeen-TEH-rehsoon
Englishunconscioussoon
Frenchinconscientsoon
Meaning
in a state of being unconscious or barely alive; half-dead.
Good to know
used in serious situations, such as describing someone badly injured or gravely ill.
Examples
- Bamubonye ari intere nyuma y'impanuka.They found him unconscious after the accident.
- Ese uwo muntu akiri intere?Is that person still unconscious?
- Ntabwo yari intere igihe bamugejeje kwa muganga.He wasn't unconscious when they brought him to the doctor.
- Bazamugarurira ubwenge niba akimara kuva mu ntere.They will help him regain consciousness once he comes out of it.
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