kera

How to say it

Meaning

a long time ago, in the distant past.

Good to know

long ago; far in the future ama-kera (no sing.) hoe with handle

Examples

• Kera abantu bakoresha imbatsi mu murima.Long ago people used hoes in the fields.
• Ese wibuka ivya kera?Do you remember things from long ago?
• Ntibiba biriho kera nk'uko biri ubu.It wasn't like this long ago as it is now.
• Kera hari ubwoba bwinshi kubera intambara.Long ago there was much fear because of war.

The same word in