Swahili
vigawe
vee-GAH-weh
How to say it
Swahilivigawevee-GAH-wehsoon
Englishmultiplessoon
Frenchmultiplessoon
Meaning
In arithmetic, multiples of a given number.
Good to know
plural of kigawe (ki-/vi- class); a mathematics term used in schools.
Examples
- Mwalimu alieleza vigawe vya nambari tatu ubaoni.The teacher explained the multiples of the number three on the board.
- Vigawe vya kwanza vya tisa ni tisa, kumi na nane, na ishirini na saba.The first multiples of nine are nine, eighteen, and twenty-seven.
- Je, wanafunzi wameelewa vigawe hivi vizuri?Have the students understood these multiples well?
- Kesho tutasoma vigawe vya nambari kubwa zaidi.Tomorrow we will study the multiples of larger numbers.
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