Kirundi
kwubira
Word parts: kw-ubira
kwoo-BEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikwubirakwoo-BEE-rahsoon
Englishto happen suddenlysoon
Frenchsurvenirsoon
Meaning
to happen or arrive suddenly, catching someone unprepared.
Good to know
to come unexpectedly finding one unprepared; to happen suddenly
Examples
- Imvura yaramubiriye ataritwaje ikirago.The rain caught him unprepared, without an umbrella.
- Amakuru yarubiriye abanyagihugu.The news came suddenly upon the citizens.
- Ntakintu cazomubira, yiteguriye vyose.Nothing will catch him off guard, he has prepared for everything.
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