bose
BOH-seh
How to say it
KinyarwandaboseBOH-sehsoon
Englishall (people), everyonesoon
Frenchtous, tout le mondesoon
Meaning
Means all, speaking of people or other nouns of the ba class: abantu bose, all the people. On its own it means everyone.
Good to know
It agrees with the noun: abantu bose, ibintu byose, inka zose, amazi yose, umunsi wose. All of us is twese, all of you mwese, and both is bombi.
Examples
- Abanyeshuri bose batsinze ikizamini.All the students passed the exam.
- Bose baje mu bukwe bwacu.Everyone came to our wedding.
- Mama yahaye abana bose imyenda mishya.Mom gave all the children new clothes.
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