ubusuma
oo-boo-SOO-mah
How to say it
Kirundiubusumaoo-boo-SOO-mah
Englishtheft
Frenchvol
Meaning
The act or crime of stealing, taking what belongs to someone else.
Good to know
A noun of the bu class; a thief is umusuma, plural abasuma, and to steal is kwiba. Kinyarwanda says ubujura.
Examples
- Ubusuma bwiyongereye muri iki kigwati.Theft has increased in this village.
- Abapolisi barwanya ubusuma mu gisagara.The police fight theft in the town.
- Bamurega ubusuma bw'amafaranga ya komine.They accuse him of stealing the commune's money.
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