kwirabira
kwee-rah-BEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikwirabirakwee-rah-BEE-rah
Englishto see for oneself, to witness
Frenchconstater par soi-même, être témoin de
Meaning
To go and look at something in person, to find out with one's own eyes how things really are.
Good to know
Built on kuraba, to look: kwirabira uko amatora agenda, to observe how the elections go. Election observers are said to come kwirabira.
Examples
- Nagiye kwirabira ivyo bambwiye.I went to see for myself what they had told me.
- Umukuru w'intara yaje kwirabira amazu yasambuwe n'imvura.The governor came to see the houses destroyed by the rain.
- Ndagusavye uze kwirabira ubwawe.Please come and see for yourself.
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