Kinyarwanda
amakuba
ah-mah-KOO-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamakubaah-mah-KOO-bahsoon
Englishtroublessoon
Frenchennuissoon
Meaning
hardships or calamities that befall someone; troubles or misfortune.
Good to know
troubles, misfortune
Examples
- Amakuba menshi yamugwiriye uyu mwaka.Many troubles befell him this year.
- Nta wari witeguye amakuba nk'ayo.No one was prepared for troubles like that.
- Amakuba y'intambara yasize abantu benshi batagira aho baba.The troubles of the war left many people homeless.
- Twizeye ko amakuba azashira vuba.We hope the hardships will end soon.
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