Kinyarwanda
inzira y'ubusamu
een-ZEE-rah y'oo-boo-SAH-moo
How to say it
Kinyarwandainzira y'ubusamueen-ZEE-rah y'oo-boo-SAH-moosoon
Englisha shortcutsoon
Frenchun raccourcisoon
Meaning
a shorter route taken to reach a destination more quickly than the usual path; a short cut.
Good to know
noun phrase, literally 'path of quickness'; used for a faster route than usual.
Examples
- Twanyuze mu nzira y'ubusamu tugana ku isoko.We took a shortcut to the market.
- Ese hari inzira y'ubusamu ijya ku ishuri?Is there a shortcut to school?
- Nta nzira y'ubusamu ihari hano.There is no shortcut here.
- Tuzanyura mu nzira y'ubusamu kugira ngo tugere vuba.We will take the shortcut so we arrive quickly.
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