Kinyarwanda
tandatu
tah-NDAH-too
How to say it
Kinyarwandatandatutah-NDAH-toosoon
Englishsixsoon
Frenchsixsoon
Meaning
the number six; used with nouns of certain noun classes in Kinyarwanda counting.
Good to know
Kinyarwanda numbers agree with noun class; 'tandatu' takes the class prefix of the noun it counts, e.g. imyaka itandatu (six years).
Examples
- Mfite imyaka itandatu.I am six years old.
- Ese ufite ibitabo bitandatu?Do you have six books?
- Nta bantu batandatu bahari.There aren't six people here.
- Tuzagura amasaha atandatu.We will buy six clocks.
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