Kinyarwanda
ku busa
koo BOO-sah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaku busakoo BOO-sahsoon
Englishin vainsoon
Frenchen vainsoon
Meaning
without result or purpose; in vain, for nothing.
Good to know
adverbial phrase; describes an effort that produced no result.
Examples
- Yakoze cyane ariko byose byari ku busa.He worked hard but it was all in vain.
- Ese wagerageje ku busa?Did you try in vain?
- Ntabwo nashakaga gukora ku busa.I did not want to work in vain.
- Bizaba ku busa niba tutitondeye.It will be in vain if we are not careful.
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