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Kirundi

ubuho

Word parts: ubu-ho

oo-BOO-hoh

How to say it

Kirundiubuhooo-BOO-hohsoon
Englishnowsoon
Frenchmaintenantsoon

Meaning

now, used emphatically to stress that something is happening at this very moment.

Good to know

an emphatic form of ubu ('now'); found mostly in older or more formal speech.

Examples

  • Ubuho ni bwo bugira ngoma.Now is when it truly counts.
  • Ubuho ntitwokwitegerezanya.Right now we shouldn't delay.
  • Yaje ubuho, atinutse.He came right now, without delay.

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