Kinyarwanda
uburebure
Word parts: ubu-rebure
u-bu-re-BU-re
How to say it
Kinyarwandauburebureu-bu-re-BU-resoon
Englishlengthsoon
Frenchlongueursoon
Meaning
length, the measurement of how long something is; also used for a person's height.
Good to know
e.g. uburebure bwe (his height).
Examples
- Uburebure bw'uyu muhanda ni kilometero eshanu.The length of this road is five kilometers.
- Twapimye uburebure bw'umwana.We measured the child's height.
- Uburebure bw'iki gitabo ntabwo buhagije.The length of this book is not enough.
- Uburebure bwe bwaramutumye amenyekana mu mukino wa basketball.His height made him well known in basketball.
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