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Kirundi

kwibwa

Word parts: kw-ibwa

KWEE-bwa

How to say it

KirundikwibwaKWEE-bwasoon
Englishto be stolensoon
Frenchêtre volésoon

Meaning

to have something taken from one by theft, to be robbed of.

Good to know

passive of kwiba "to steal".

Examples

  • Nibwe amahera yanje ku isoko.My money was stolen from me at the market.
  • Ntiyigeze yibwa kuko yitwararika ibintu vyiwe.He has never been robbed because he looks after his things.
  • Ese mwarigeze mwibwa ivyuma vy'imodoka?Have you ever had your car parts stolen?
  • Ivyabo vyibwe mu ijoro.Their belongings were stolen in the night.

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