Kinyarwanda
kugabanya
Word parts: ku-gabanya
koo-gah-BAH-nyah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakugabanyakoo-gah-BAH-nyahsoon
Englishto dividesoon
Frenchdivisersoon
Meaning
to divide something, or reduce/cut down an amount.
Good to know
to divide
Examples
- Twagabanyije umugati mu bice bine.We divided the bread into four pieces.
- Ntabwo yagabanyije umurimo neza hagati yacu.He didn't divide the work fairly between us.
- Ese wagabanya iki giciro?Would you reduce this price?
- Bazagabanya amafaranga y'akazi bo bagize icyaha.They will cut the salary of those found guilty.
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