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Kirundi

bukeye

boo-KEH-yeh

How to say it

Kirundibukeyeboo-KEH-yehsoon
Englishthe next daysoon
Frenchle lendemainsoon

Meaning

The day following a particular event; the next day, afterward.

Good to know

narrative time word related to kucya (dawn).

Examples

  • Bukeye, twaragiye ku murimo.The next day, we went to work.
  • Bukeye bw'inama, twaramenye ivyemejwe.The day after the meeting, we learned what was decided.
  • Ntitwaje kumusura bukeye.We didn't go visit him the next day.

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