mirongo itanu
mee-ROH-ngoh ee-TAH-noo
How to say it
Kinyarwandamirongo itanumee-ROH-ngoh ee-TAH-noo
Englishfifty (50)
Frenchcinquante
Meaning
The number 50, five tens. Mirongo is the plural of umurongo, a ten, and itanu is five.
Good to know
It stays the same after any noun: ibihugu mirongo itanu, imyaka mirongo itanu. For fifty-one to fifty-nine add na and the unit, which agrees with the noun: abantu mirongo itanu n'umwe, fifty-one people.
Examples
- Bisi imwe itwara abagenzi mirongo itanu.One bus carries fifty passengers.
- Sogokuru na nyogokuru bamaze imyaka mirongo itanu bashakanye.My grandparents have been married for fifty years.
- Ibiro mirongo itanu by'umuceri byaguzwe ejo.Fifty kilos of rice were bought yesterday.
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