Kirundi
mbese
mm-BEH-seh
How to say it
Kirundimbesemm-BEH-sehsoon
Englishso, well thensoon
Frenchalors, doncsoon
Meaning
An interrogative particle placed at the start of a sentence to introduce a question, roughly 'so' or 'well then.'.
Good to know
Conversational discourse particle.
Examples
- Mbese ni ryari uzoza?So when will you come?
- Mbese ntawuzi ico gishitse?So does no one know what happened?
- Mbese ntimuzoza kw'ibirori?So won't you come to the celebration?
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