kwabirana
kwah-bee-RAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundikwabiranakwah-bee-RAH-nahsoon
Englishto get married (to each other)soon
Frenchse marier
Meaning
Of a man and a woman: to become husband and wife through marriage.
Good to know
A formal word, used in law and in the Constitution; in everyday speech the man kurongora and the woman kurongorwa. Kinyarwanda says gushakana.
Examples
- Bazokwabirana mu kwezi kuza.They will get married next month.
- Abakiri bato ntibakwiye kwabirana imburagihe.Young people should not marry too early.
- Kwabirana bisaba ko bompi babishaka.Marriage requires that both of them want it.
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