kimwe na
KEE-mweh NAH
How to say it
Kinyarwandakimwe naKEE-mweh NAH
Englishas well as, like, just as
Frenchainsi que, comme, de même que
Meaning
Joins two people or things that are treated alike or share something, like English 'as well as' or 'just like'. Kimwe n'abandi means like the others.
Good to know
Before a vowel na becomes n': kimwe n'abandi. Cyo kimwe na, the same as, stresses the likeness. In mu cyumba kimwe na, kimwe keeps its plain sense, one room with.
Examples
- Perezida kimwe na Minisitiri w'Intebe bitabiriye inama.The President as well as the Prime Minister attended the meeting.
- Nanjye ndashaka kwiga kimwe na mukuru wanjye.I too want to study, just like my elder brother.
- Kalisa, kimwe na bagenzi be, yatsinze ikizamini.Kalisa, like his classmates, passed the exam.
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