Kirundi
ikibi
Word parts: iki-bi
ee-KEE-bee
How to say it
Kirundiikibiee-KEE-beesoon
Englishthat which is badsoon
Frenchce qui est mauvais, le malsoon
Meaning
that which is bad or evil.
Good to know
The nominalized form of the adjective root '-bi' (bad); paired with 'iciza' (that which is good).
Examples
- Ntukore ikibi ku bandi.Don't do bad things to others.
- Ese ico ni ikibi canke ni iciza?Is that a bad thing or a good thing?
- Ntawuzi ikibi azokora ejo.No one knows what bad thing they'll do tomorrow.
- Twese twagize ikibi mu buzima bwacu.We have all done bad in our lives.
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