kwibutswa

How to say it

Meaning

to have something one had forgotten brought back to mind by someone or something else.

Good to know

the passive of kwibuka "to remember"; used when a person, object, or event is the cause of the remembering, not the rememberer themself.

Examples

• Nibutswa na nyokuru ngo ndarye imiti.I was reminded by my grandmother to take my medicine.
• Ntiyibutswa vuba, yaribagiwe rwose.He isn't reminded easily, he forgets completely.
• Ese wari wibutswe ko dufise inama uyu musi?Were you reminded that we have a meeting today?
• Tuzoributswa n'itangazo tuzobona ku muryango.We'll be reminded by the notice we'll see on the door.