ibihe

How to say it

Meaning

Stretches or points of duration; times, periods, or eras.

Good to know

Plural of igihe (igi-/ibi- class); a very common word for eras or seasons of life; the singular is also used as a conjunction meaning 'at the time when'.

Examples

• Ibihe byahindutse cyane kuva mu myaka mirongo ishize.Times have changed a lot over the past decades.
• Ese ibihe by'ubukene byararangiye muri uyu muryango?Have the times of poverty ended in this family?
• Ibihe by'intambara ntibyongeye kuboneka.The times of war have not returned.
• Ibihe byiza bizaza nyuma y'ibigeragezo.Good times will come after the trials.