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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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