metero
meh-TEH-roh
How to say it
Kinyarwandameteromeh-TEH-rohsoon
Englishmeter (unit of length)soon
Frenchmètresoon
Meaning
The basic unit of length, equal to one hundred centimeters. It is used for heights, distances and races.
Good to know
The same in the plural (n class): metero eshatu, three meters. A loan from French mètre; a kilometer is ikirometero.
Examples
- Inzu yacu ifite uburebure bwa metero icumi.Our house is ten meters long.
- Yatsinze isiganwa rya metero ijana.He won the hundred meter race.
- Ishuri riri muri metero magana abiri uvuye hano.The school is two hundred meters from here.
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