Kinyarwanda
gusubiza
Word parts: gu-subiza
goo-soo-BEE-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagusubizagoo-soo-BEE-zahsoon
Englishto answersoon
Frenchrépondre, répliquersoon
Meaning
to give a reply to a question, or to put something back where it was.
Good to know
two related senses: answering someone verbally, and returning or replacing an object.
Examples
- Yansubije neza igihe namubajije ikibazo.He answered me well when I asked him a question.
- Ntiyansubije kuri iyo baruwa.He did not reply to me about that letter.
- Wasubije se igitabo mu bubiko?Did you return the book to the library?
- Nzasubiza ubutumwa bwawe ejo.I will reply to your message tomorrow.
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