Kirundi
kwubakwa
Word parts: kw-ubakwa
kwoo-BAH-kwah
How to say it
Kirundikwubakwakwoo-BAH-kwahsoon
Englishto be builtsoon
Frenchêtre bâtisoon
Meaning
to be constructed or put up, as a house or a building.
Good to know
passive of kwubaka ('to build'); used when the builder is unknown or unimportant.
Examples
- Inzu yanje irubakwa.My house is being built.
- Iyi shure yubatswe ryari?When was this school built?
- Amazu menshi ntiyubatswe neza muri iki gisagara.Many houses are not built well in this town.
- Ivyumba bishasha birubakwa ku ishuri.New classrooms are being built at the school.
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