Kinyarwanda
byanciyeho
byah-nchee-YEH-hoh
How to say it
Kinyarwandabyanciyehobyah-nchee-YEH-hohsoon
Englishit escaped mesoon
Frenchça m'a échappésoon
Meaning
a past-tense expression meaning something slipped one's mind or was neglected; it got past me.
Good to know
it escaped me, I negected to do it
Examples
- Byanciyeho kukubwira ko taxi yaje.It slipped my mind to tell you the taxi had arrived.
- Ibirori byanciyeho kubera akazi kenshi.I missed out on the party because of too much work.
- Ntabwo yabikoze bigirankana, byaramwanciyeho.He didn't do it on purpose, it just slipped his mind.
- Igihe cyo kwiyandikisha cyaramwanciyeho.The registration deadline slipped past him.
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