Kinyarwanda
tereriyo
teh-reh-REE-yoh
How to say it
Kinyarwandatereriyoteh-reh-REE-yohsoon
Englishdisobedient childsoon
Frenchenfant désobéissantsoon
Meaning
a child who habitually disobeys or ignores instruction; an unruly or wayward child.
Good to know
Use this word when referring to a child who is being naughty or rebellious.
Examples
- Tereriyo ntabwo yumva ababyeyi be.The disobedient child doesn't listen to his parents.
- Ntiwigeze uba tereriyo.You have never been a disobedient child.
- Uwo mwana ni tereriyo, ntiyumva icyo umubwira.That child is disobedient, he doesn't listen to what you tell him.
- Ese uzi ko ari tereriyo?Do you know that he's a disobedient child?
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