gukubira
goo-koo-BEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukubiragoo-koo-BEE-rah
Englishto gather into one; to be contained in
Frenchrassembler ; être contenu dans
Meaning
To bring several things together into one place or one short form. In the perfect it means to be contained or summed up in something.
Good to know
Mostly used in the perfect: bikubiye muri, contained in; ibikubiye mu gitabo, the contents of the book. With -mo it becomes gukubiramo, to include.
Examples
- Ibikubiye muri iyi raporo birashimishije.The contents of this report are encouraging.
- Inama z'umuganga zikubiye muri aya magambo make.The doctor's advice is summed up in these few words.
- Yakubiye imyenda ye yose mu gikapu kimwe.He packed all his clothes into one bag.
Forms
akubiye, bikubiye, bukubiye, bukubiyemo, gikubiyemo, ibikubiye, ibikubiyemo, ikubiye, ikubiyemo, ukubiyemo, zikubiye, zikubiyemo
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