Kinyarwanda
imyubakire
Word parts: imy-ubakire
ee-myoo-bah-KEE-reh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimyubakireee-myoo-bah-KEE-rehsoon
Englishbuilding stylesoon
Frencharchitecturesoon
Meaning
the style or manner in which something is built; construction style.
Good to know
used to describe architectural style, e.g., imyubakire ya kera, 'traditional building style.'.
Examples
- Imyubakire y'iyi nzu iratangaje.The way this house is built is impressive.
- Ese imyubakire ya kera yari itandukanye n'iy'ubu?Was the old building style different from today's?
- Nta myubakire nziza twabonye muri uyu mudugudu.We saw no good building style in this village.
- Tuzahindura imyubakire y'ishuri ryacu.We will change the building style of our school.
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