Kirundi
icimbo
Word parts: ic-imbo
ee-CHEEM-boh
How to say it
Kirundiicimboee-CHEEM-bohsoon
Englishsteadsoon
Frenchplace, lieusoon
Meaning
A place, position, or stead, the position that another occupies or should occupy.
Good to know
class 7 noun; rare, formal word.
Examples
- Yaje mu cimbo c'umuvyeyi wiwe.He came in his parent's stead.
- Nta wundi yobaye mu cimbo canje.No one else could take my place.
- Tuzomushira mu cimbo c'uwahavuye.We will put him in the place of the one who left.
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