nimba
NEE-mbah
How to say it
KirundinimbaNEE-mbahsoon
Englishif; whethersoon
Frenchsi
Meaning
Introduces a condition, 'if', or an indirect question, 'whether'.
Good to know
It starts the clause: nimba imvura iguye, if it rains; sinzi nimba azoza, I do not know whether he will come. Kinyarwanda says niba.
Examples
- Nimba ufise umwanya, uze kundaba.If you have time, come and see me.
- Sinzi nimba azoza ejo.I do not know whether he will come tomorrow.
- Nimba imvura iguye, tuzoguma i muhira.If it rains, we will stay at home.
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