Kinyarwanda
imbeba
eem-BEH-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimbebaeem-BEH-bahsoon
Englishmousesoon
Frenchsourissoon
Meaning
a small rodent found in houses and fields; a mouse or rat.
Good to know
mouse, rat
Examples
- Imbeba yaje mu gikoni ijoro.A mouse came into the kitchen at night.
- Ntabwo imbeba zose zafashwe n'umutego.Not all the mice were caught by the trap.
- Ese wafashe imbeba yariye ibigori byawe?Did you catch the rat that ate your maize?
- Injangwe yakurikiranaga imbeba mu nzu.The cat was chasing the mouse in the house.
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