rwa
RWAH
How to say it
KinyarwandarwaRWAH
Englishof (with uru nouns)
Frenchde (avec les noms uru)
Meaning
Links a noun of the uru class to what it belongs to or comes from, like English 'of' or the possessive 's: urugo rwa sogokuru, grandfather's home.
Good to know
It agrees with the noun before it: umwana wa, abana ba, inka ya, inka za, igitabo cya, ibitabo bya, ijambo rya, ubuzima bwa, urugo rwa. Before a vowel the a drops: urugo rw'umuturanyi, the neighbor's home.
Examples
- Urugo rwa sogokuru ruri ku musozi.My grandfather's home is on the hill.
- Urukiko rwa Nyarugenge rwasubitse urubanza.The Nyarugenge court adjourned the case.
- Urugendo rwa Perezida rwagenze neza.The President's trip went well.
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