indimi

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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