gusibisha

How to say it

Meaning

to retain someone, or to cause them to be absent.

Good to know

covers both keeping someone back and making them miss something.

Examples

• Umukuru yasibishije abakozi mu nama.The boss kept the workers back at the meeting.
• Ntabwo dukwiye gusibisha abana ku ishure.We should not cause the children to be absent from school.
• Ese kubera iki wamusibishije ku murimo?Why did you keep him from work?
• Imvura izobasibisha ku muhingamo.The rain will keep them from the field work.