Kirundi
ibihombe
Word parts: ibi-hombe
ee-bee-HOHM-beh
How to say it
Kirundiibihombeee-bee-HOHM-behsoon
Englishfragile thingssoon
Frenchchoses fragilessoon
Meaning
Things that appear strong on the outside but are actually weak and easily broken.
Good to know
plural of igihombe (igi-/ibi- class).
Examples
- Ibihombe biragoye kwizigira.Fragile things are hard to rely on.
- Ni ibihombe, wobifata gute?They are fragile things, how would you handle them?
- Ibihombe ntibirama, biraca bikavunika.Fragile things don't last; they end up breaking.
- Tuzokwirinda ibihombe mu gikorwa cacu.We will avoid fragile things in our work.
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