Kinyarwanda
utwitso
Word parts: utw-itso
oot-WEE-tsoh
How to say it
Kinyarwandautwitsooot-WEE-tsohsoon
Englishperiodssoon
Frenchpointssoon
Meaning
punctuation marks used in writing, such as the period (full stop), or in some usage, the comma.
Good to know
plural of akitso (aka-/utu- class).
Examples
- Utwitso dushyirwa ku mpera y'interuro yuzuye.Periods are placed at the end of a complete sentence.
- Ese muri iyi paragarafu hari utwitso duhagije?Are there enough periods in this paragraph?
- Utwitso ntidukoreshwa mu gusoza ibibazo.Periods are not used to end questions.
- Umwarimu azigisha abanyeshuri gushyira utwitso aho bikwiye.The teacher will teach students to place periods where appropriate.
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