inzira z'uruboko

How to say it

Meaning

round-about ways; longer, indirect routes taken instead of the direct path.

Good to know

plural of inzira y'uruboko (cl. 9/10 noun 'inzira'; agreement carried by the connector y'/z').

Examples

• Umushoferi yafashe inzira z'uruboko kugira ngo yirinde uburinzi bwaho.The driver took round-about ways to avoid the checkpoint there.
• Ese kuki mukunda gukoresha inzira z'uruboko aho kwifashisha iy'imbere?Why do you like using round-about ways instead of the direct one?
• Inzira z'uruboko zirambura urugendo ariko zikiza akaga.Round-about ways lengthen the trip but avoid danger.