ubwa
OO-bwah
How to say it
KirundiubwaOO-bwah
Meaning
Used with an ordinal to count occasions: ubwa mbere, the first time; ubwa kabiri, the second time.
Good to know
It stands before the ordinal: ubwa gatatu, the third time. Ubwa mbere also means 'first of all', and ubwa nyuma 'the last time'.
Examples
- Ni ubwa mbere ngeze i Rumonge.It is the first time I have come to Rumonge.
- Yatsinze ikizamini ubwa kabiri.He passed the exam the second time.
- Twahuye ubwa nyuma mu mwaka uheze.We met for the last time last year.
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