ishingiro
ee-shee-NGEE-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaishingiroee-shee-NGEE-rohsoon
Englishbasis, foundation; groundssoon
Frenchfondement, base ; bien-fondésoon
Meaning
The base on which something rests or is built; in speech and in law, the reason that makes a claim or a decision valid.
Good to know
Plural amashingiro. Very common in nta shingiro, without grounds: ikirego nta shingiro gifite, the complaint has no basis. Kugira ishingiro is to be well founded.
Examples
- Ibyo avuga nta shingiro bifite.What he says has no basis.
- Uburezi ni ishingiro ry'iterambere.Education is the foundation of development.
- Urukiko rwasanze ikirego cye gifite ishingiro.The court found that his complaint was well founded.
Forms
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