itandukaniro

How to say it

Meaning

The way in which two or more things or people are not the same, or the point that sets them apart.

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Plural amatandukaniro, of the i and ama class. Usually with hagati ya: itandukaniro hagati ya A na B, the difference between A and B. It comes from gutandukana, to differ.

Examples

• Ni irihe tandukaniro riri hagati y'intare n'ingwe?What is the difference between a lion and a leopard?
• Itandukaniro ry'imyaka yabo ni imyaka itanu.The difference in their ages is five years.
• Umwarimu yadusobanuriye itandukaniro ry'izuba n'ukwezi.The teacher explained to us the difference between the sun and the moon.

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