bi

How to say it

Meaning

an adjective stem meaning bad, dirty, or ugly, combined with a noun-class agreement prefix.

Good to know

root adjective -bi, appears as mubi, kibi, nabi, etc. depending on the noun class.

Examples

• Iki gikorwa ni kibi.This act is bad.
• Umuhanda uri hano ni mubi cyane.The road here is very bad.
• Ntabwo ibyo yakoze byari bibi.What he did was not bad.
• Yambaye imyenda mibi.He is wearing shabby clothes.

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