Kinyarwanda
maganabiri
ma-ga-na-BI-ri
How to say it
Kinyarwandamaganabirima-ga-na-BI-risoon
Englishtwo hundredsoon
Frenchdeux centssoon
Meaning
two hundred, and by the same pattern any multiple of one hundred.
Good to know
the stem "-bili" changes for each multiple, e.g. maganatatu (three hundred), maganane (four hundred).
Examples
- Iyi mpu igura amafaranga maganabiri.This hat costs two hundred francs.
- Yasize amafaranga maganabiri kw'itara.He left two hundred francs on the table.
- Ese ufite amafaranga maganabiri?Do you have two hundred francs?
- Ntabwo bihagije, dukeneye maganabiri y'andi.That is not enough, we need another two hundred.
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