Kinyarwanda
kubanza
Word parts: ku-banza
koo-BAHN-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakubanzakoo-BAHN-zahsoon
Englishto do firstsoon
Frenchfaire d'abord, commencer parsoon
Meaning
to do something first, before other things; to begin by doing something.
Good to know
often used with another verb in the infinitive to mean 'first do X', e.g. 'banza usukure' = first clean up.
Examples
- Banza wiyandikishe mbere yo kwinjira.First register before entering.
- Ntabwo yabanje kubaza uruhushya.He didn't first ask for permission.
- Wabanza guhaha iki mbere y'ibindi?What would you buy first before the rest?
- Twabanje gusenga mbere yo kurya.We first prayed before eating.
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