burya

How to say it

Meaning

a discourse particle marking a fact just recalled or realized; 'actually', 'as it turns out', 'you know'.

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then (remembered), in reality, after all, such as he (it) is

Examples

• Burya uwo mugabo ni umuvandimwe wanjye.Actually, that man is my relative.
• Burya ntiwari uzi ko nzagaruka none?Didn't you know I was coming back today?
• Burya ibintu ntibisa uko byagaragaraga.As it turns out, things aren't as they appeared.
• Burya yari afite ukuri mu byo yavuze.It turns out he was right about what he said.

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