Kinyarwanda
inyundo
ee-nyoon-DOH
How to say it
Kinyarwandainyundoee-nyoon-DOHsoon
Englishhammersoon
Frenchmarteausoon
Meaning
a hand tool with a heavy metal head, used for driving in nails or breaking objects; a hammer.
Good to know
noun, class 9/10; a common tool used in construction and carpentry.
Examples
- Umubaji akoresha inyundo mu gukora ameza.The carpenter uses a hammer to make tables.
- Ese ufite inyundo?Do you have a hammer?
- Nta nyundo mfite mu rugo.I don't have a hammer at home.
- Tuzakenera inyundo tugiye gukora.We will need a hammer when we go to work.
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