kilometero
kee-loh-meh-TEH-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandakilometerokee-loh-meh-TEH-rohsoon
Englishkilometersoon
Frenchkilomètre
Meaning
A unit of distance equal to one thousand meters, used for roads, journeys and speeds.
Good to know
A loan from French kilomètre, also written kirometero; it takes n class agreement: kilometero eshanu, five kilometers; kilometero 80 ku isaha, 80 kilometers an hour. Ibirometero, the plural of ikirometero, is also common.
Examples
- Ishuri riri kuri kilometero eshatu uvuye iwacu.The school is three kilometers from our home.
- Twagenze kilometero icumi n'amaguru.We walked ten kilometers on foot.
- Imodoka yagendaga kilometero ijana ku isaha.The car was going one hundred kilometers an hour.
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