Kinyarwanda
umweumwe
Word parts: umw-eumwe
oo-mweh-OO-mweh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumweumweoo-mweh-OO-mwehsoon
Englishone by onesoon
Frenchun par unsoon
Meaning
in a sequence, one at a time, individually.
Good to know
A reduplicated form often used with counting or distributing things.
Examples
- Baje umweumwe mu cyumba.They came into the room one by one.
- Ese tuzasoma umweumwe cyangwa hamwe?Will we read one by one or together?
- Ntibazinjira umweumwe, bazinjira bose rimwe.They will not enter one by one, they'll all enter at once.
- Abanyeshuri bazasubiza ibibazo umweumwe.The students will answer the questions one by one.
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