Kinyarwanda
gucumbikira
Word parts: gu-cumbikira
goo-choom-bee-KEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagucumbikiragoo-choom-bee-KEE-rahsoon
Englishto give lodging tosoon
Frenchhébergersoon
Meaning
to provide a place for someone else to sleep for the night; to give lodging to, to host overnight.
Good to know
applicative form of gucumbika; takes an object, the person hosted.
Examples
- Umuryango wacu uzabacumbikira.Our family will host them for the night.
- Ese uzancumbikira uyu mugoroba?Will you host me tonight?
- Ntabwo dushobora kubacumbikira bose.We cannot host all of them overnight.
- Bazacumbikira abashyitsi mu nzu yabo.They will host the guests in their house.
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