rwo

How to say it

Meaning

Links a noun of the uru class to a verb in the infinitive: urugendo rwo gusura inshuti, a trip to visit friends. After ni it stands for the uru thing itself: ni rwo, it is the one.

Good to know

Mu rwego rwo, as part of or in order to, is very common in the news: mu rwego rwo kurwanya ruswa, to fight corruption. Other classes have their own form: cyo, byo, bwo, wo, yo.

Examples

• Twakoze urugendo rwo gusura ababyeyi.We made a trip to visit our parents.
• Ibi byakozwe mu rwego rwo kurinda abana.This was done in order to protect the children.
• Uru ni urufunguzo rwo ku muryango w'imbere.This is the key to the front door.

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