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Kinyarwanda

uko

OO-koh

How to say it

KinyarwandaukoOO-kohsoon
Englishhowsoon
Frenchcommentsoon

Meaning

the way or manner in which something happens or is done.

Good to know

a relative/manner connector meaning 'how' or 'as'; often combined with verbs, e.g. uko bimeze 'how things are'.

Examples

  • Simbizi uko yabigenje.I don't know how he did it.
  • Nkora uko nshoboye.I do it as best I can.
  • Uko bigenda, ntibizamera.However it goes, it won't happen.
  • Yambwiye uko byagenze.He told me how it happened.

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