gusubirira
goo-soo-bee-REE-rah
How to say it
Kirundigusubiriragoo-soo-bee-REE-rah
Englishto replace, succeed (someone)
Frenchremplacer, succéder à
Meaning
To take the place of someone or something, as a new leader succeeds the old one or a player comes on for an injured one.
Good to know
Takes who or what is replaced as object: gusubirira umukuru w'igihugu, to succeed the president. Gusimbura is a near synonym.
Examples
- Umwigisha mushasha agiye gusubirira uwagiye.A new teacher is going to replace the one who left.
- Ni we azosubirira umukuru w'ishure.He is the one who will succeed the head teacher.
- Umukinyi mushasha yasubiriye uwakomeretse.A new player replaced the injured one.
The same word in
Forms
agasubirirwa, asubiriye, uwuzomusubirira, yarasubiriye, yasubiriye
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