mirongo irindwi
mee-ROH-ngoh ee-REE-ndwee
How to say it
Kinyarwandamirongo irindwimee-ROH-ngoh ee-REE-ndweesoon
Englishseventy (70)soon
Frenchsoixante-dix
Meaning
The number 70, seven tens. Mirongo is the plural of umurongo, a ten, and irindwi is seven.
Good to know
It stays the same after any noun: imyaka mirongo irindwi, ibirometero mirongo irindwi. For seventy-one to seventy-nine add na and the unit, which agrees with the noun: abantu mirongo irindwi na batatu, seventy-three people.
Examples
- Nyogokuru amaze imyaka mirongo irindwi avutse.My grandmother is seventy years old.
- Uyu munsi twakoze urugendo rw'ibirometero mirongo irindwi.Today we traveled seventy kilometers.
- Abanyeshuri mirongo irindwi ku ijana batsinze ikizamini.Seventy percent of the students passed the exam.
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