kubarira
koo-bah-REE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakubarirakoo-bah-REE-rah
Englishto tell, to recount (to someone)
Frenchraconter (à quelqu'un)
Meaning
To tell someone a story or what happened, in detail.
Good to know
Applicative of kubara, to count, to recount. The listener is the object: reka nkubarire, let me tell you; kubarira umuntu inkuru, to tell someone a story.
Examples
- Reka nkubarire uko byagenze ejo.Let me tell you what happened yesterday.
- Sogokuru yatubariraga inkuru za kera.Grandfather used to tell us old stories.
- Yaje kubarira abaturanyi ibyamubayeho.He came to tell the neighbors what had happened to him.
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