Kirundi
kubwirwa
Word parts: ku-bwirwa
koo-BWEE-rwah
How to say it
Kirundikubwirwakoo-BWEE-rwahsoon
Englishto be toldsoon
Frenchêtre ditsoon
Meaning
to be told something.
Good to know
passive of kubwira.
Examples
- Ndabwirwa n'incuti yanje ivyabaye.I am told by my friend what happened.
- Ntabwirwa n'uwo atamuzi.He is not told anything by someone he doesn't know.
- Ese warabwiwe amakuru?Have you been told the news?
- Nzobwirwa ku ngoro nimba ntayaza.I will be told at the palace if I don't come.
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