kuvyukuri

How to say it

Meaning

in truth, in fact, actually, as opposed to what merely seems or is claimed.

Good to know

an adverbial expression (from vy'ukuri, "of truth") used to emphasize that a statement is genuinely so, often at the start or end of a sentence.

Examples

• Kuvyukuri, sinari nzi ko ivyo aravuze ari ivy'ukuri.Truly, I did not know that what he said was true.
• Ese kuvyukuri wumva ko ivyo ari vyo?Do you truly believe that is so?
• Ntibivuye kuvyukuri, ni impuha gusa.That is not truly the case, it's just a rumor.
• Kuvyukuri, aragiye kuba umuhinga w'inganda.Truly, he is going to become an engineer.

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