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Kirundi

kubikwa

Word parts: ku-bikwa

ku-BI-kwa

How to say it

Kirundikubikwaku-BI-kwasoon
Englishto be storedsoon
Frenchêtre rangésoon

Meaning

to be put away or kept in storage.

Good to know

The passive of kubika (to store, to keep); used for objects or food set aside for later use.

Examples

  • Ivyo bikoresho birabikwa mu bwato.Those tools are stored in the shed.
  • Ni hehe ibiryo bibikwa?Where is the food kept?
  • Nta kintu kibikwa muri iki gisandukú kizima.Nothing is stored in this empty box.
  • Ejo ivyimbo bizobikwa mu bubiko bushasha.Tomorrow the harvest will be stored in the new warehouse.

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