How to use the indefinite article in Kinyarwanda

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The Kinyarwanda indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The English indefinite article 'a' does not exist in Kinyarwanda. Unlike English, a noun on its own can be considered indefinite without the need for a specific word to show this.

Examples

umuhungu

a boy

idirishya

a window

intebe

a chair

Icyumweru

a week

indabyo

a flower

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Basic words and phrases in Kinyarwanda

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Ikirere ni cyiza.

It is nice out.

Ikirere kimeze gute?

What is the weather like ?

Ikirere kirashyushye.

It is hot out.

Imvura iri kugwa.

It is raining.

Amahirwe masa!

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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Kinyarwanda

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns in English (a book, a chair, a door etc.). To get started in Kinyarwanda, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns igitabo, intebe and umuryango (book, chair, door). Once you have learned these nouns, you can then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. This is easy in Kinyarwanda, because in Kinyarwanda, there is no indefinite article. So the word igitabo can mean book or a book, the word intebe can mean chair or a chair and the word umuryango can mean door or a door. You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Kinyarwanda including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Kinyarwanda nouns igitabo, intebe and umuryango, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Kinyarwanda).

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