akenete
- joyfully, gladly. Joyfully, gladly. An adverbial form describing an action done with joy or happiness, expressing the manner in which something is received or done.
Example: Nake akĩharũrũka narua, akĩmũgwata ũgeni akenete. (And he came down quickly and received him with joy.); Nake aarĩkia kũmĩona-rĩ, akamĩigĩrĩra ciande ciake akenete. (And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy)