Kirundi
ivyabaye
Word parts: ivy-abaye
ee-vyah-BAH-yeh
How to say it
Kirundiivyabayeee-vyah-BAH-yehsoon
Englishwhat happenedsoon
Frenchce qui s'est passésoon
Meaning
What happened; the events that took place.
Good to know
relative construction from kubaho ("to happen"); common in narration.
Examples
- Ndabwira abagenzi ivyabaye kw'ishuri.I am telling my friends what happened at school.
- Ivyabaye kuri uwo musi ntibyoroshye kwibagirwa.What happened that day is not easy to forget.
- Tuzosuzuma ivyabaye mbere yo gufata ingingo.We will review what happened before deciding.
- Ntibavuze ivyabaye vyose.They did not tell everything that happened.
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