gukubira

How to say it

Meaning

to fold something around or onto something, or for rain clouds to threaten over a place.

Good to know

applied form of gukuba, used both for wrapping cloth around an object and for clouds gathering over a specific area.

Examples

• Yarakubiye igitambaa ku mutwe kugira ngo yikinge izuba.She wrapped a cloth around her head to shield herself from the sun.
• Kubira iyo ngofero ku mwana kugira ngo atagwa n'imbeho.Wrap that cloth around the child so he doesn't catch cold.
• Ibicu birakubira hejuru y'umusozi wacu.Clouds are gathering threateningly over our hill.
• Ntibikubira ng'aho, izuba riracari rinini.It isn't clouding over there, the sun is still strong.