Kirundi
ubusa
Word parts: ubu-sa
oo-BOO-sah
How to say it
Kirundiubusaoo-BOO-sahsoon
Englishnothingsoon
Frenchriensoon
Meaning
nothingness, or futility; something done in vain.
Good to know
nothing; in vain ubwo; perhaps; now that; since; seeing that; moreover
Examples
- Yakoze akazi mu busa.He did the work for nothing.
- Ntabwo urugendo rwacu rwaba ubusa.Our journey won't have been in vain.
- Ubusa ni bwo asigaranye ubu.Nothing at all is what he's left with now.
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