Kinyarwanda
ikirengazuba
Word parts: iki-rengazuba
ee-kee-rehn-gah-ZOO-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaikirengazubaee-kee-rehn-gah-ZOO-bahsoon
Englishsunsetsoon
Frenchcoucher du soleilsoon
Meaning
the moment when the sun disappears below the horizon in the evening.
Good to know
literally 'the sun passing/going down'; also a symbolic time for ending the day's work.
Examples
- Twaraye tureba ikirengazuba ku nyanja.We spent the evening watching the sunset by the lake.
- Ese uzambona mbere y'ikirengazuba?Will you see me before sunset?
- Nta kirengazuba cyiza twabonye uyu munsi kubera ibicu.We didn't see a nice sunset today because of the clouds.
- Tuzasubira mu rugo mbere y'ikirengazuba.We will return home before sunset.
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