gukuba

How to say it

Meaning

to fold something or roll it up.

Good to know

literal for folding cloth or paper; also used figuratively for clouds gathering to threaten rain, or for having to turn back home because of bad news.

Examples

• Yarakubye impuzu zose imbere yo kuzishira mu kabati.She folded all the clothes before putting them in the wardrobe.
• Kuba iyo gazeti tuyitware iwacu.Roll up that newspaper so we take it home.
• Ibicu birakuba, imvura iragiye kugwa.The clouds are gathering, rain is about to fall.
• Yarakubye inzira kubera inkuru mbi yumvise.He turned back home because of the bad news he heard.

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