icyimbo

How to say it

Meaning

a place, position, or stead, the position that another occupies or should occupy.

Good to know

stead, place

Examples

• Yamusimbuye mu cyimbo cye.He replaced him in his place.
• Ntabwo hari undi ushobora kuza mu cyimbo cye.No one else can come in his place.
• Fata iki gitabo mu cyimbo cy'icyawe cyatakaye.Take this book in place of the one you lost.
• Bazahitamo undi mu cyimbo cye niba adashoboye.They will choose someone else in his place if he is unable.

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