Kinyarwanda
sogokuruza
so-go-ku-RU-za
How to say it
Kinyarwandasogokuruzaso-go-ku-RU-zasoon
Englishgreat grandfathersoon
Frencharrière-grand-père, ancêtresoon
Meaning
great-grandfather, or more broadly an ancestor.
Good to know
great grandfather, ancestor
Examples
- Sogokuruza wanjye yarwanye mu ntambara.My great-grandfather fought in the war.
- Twumvise inkuru za sogokuruza wacu.We heard the stories of our ancestor.
- Sogokuruza yaratabarutse afite imyaka myinshi.My great-grandfather passed away at an old age.
- Iyi ntebe yasizwe na sogokuruza wanjye.This chair was left by my great-grandfather.
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