kimwe cya kane
KEE-mweh CHAH KAH-neh
How to say it
Kinyarwandakimwe cya kaneKEE-mweh CHAH KAH-nehsoon
Englisha quarter, one fourth (1/4)soon
Frenchun quartsoon
Meaning
One of four equal parts of something, the fraction 1/4.
Good to know
Fractions are built the same way: kimwe cya kabiri, a half; kimwe cya gatatu, a third; bibiri bya gatatu, two thirds. The noun follows with cya or cy': kimwe cya kane cy'abaturage, a quarter of the population.
Examples
- Kimwe cya kane cy'abanyeshuri ntibaje uyu munsi.A quarter of the students did not come today.
- Yampaye kimwe cya kane cy'umugati.He gave me a quarter of the loaf.
- Isambu ye ingana na kimwe cya kane cya hegitari.His plot is a quarter of a hectare.
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