gukebuka
goo-keh-BOO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukebukagoo-keh-BOO-kah
Englishto look back, to turn one's head
Frenchse retourner, regarder en arrière
Meaning
To turn one's head to look behind, or to look back on the past.
Good to know
Gukebuka inyuma is to look back; figuratively, to reflect on the past: iyo dukebutse inyuma, when we look back.
Examples
- Yarahagurutse agenda atakebuka inyuma.He got up and left without looking back.
- Umushoferi ntakwiye gukebuka inyuma atwaye imodoka.A driver should not look back while driving.
- Iyo dukebutse inyuma, tubona aho twavuye.When we look back, we see where we have come from.
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