Kirundi
gukubirana
Word parts: gu-kubirana
goo-koo-bee-RA-na
How to say it
Kirundigukubiranagoo-koo-bee-RA-nasoon
Englishto retrace one's stepsoon
Frenchrevenir sur ses passoon
Meaning
to retrace one's steps, to turn back the way one came.
Good to know
describes turning back on a path already walked.
Examples
- Yarakubiranye kubera ko yibutse ico yasize.He retraced his steps because he remembered what he had left behind.
- Kubirana, twibagiye igikapu ku muhana.Turn back, we forgot the bag on the road.
- Ntiyakubiranye, yaguma agenda imbere.He did not turn back, he kept going forward.
- Tuzokubirana nimba tutabonye inzira nziza.We will turn back if we don't find the right path.
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