kubimburira
koo-bee-mboo-REE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakubimburirakoo-bee-mboo-REE-rah
Englishto go before, to open (ahead of others)
Frenchouvrir, passer en premier
Meaning
To come first, before the others, as the first to perform, to speak or to hold a post.
Good to know
Mostly in the perfective with abandi: yabimburiye abandi, he went first, ahead of the others.
Examples
- Umuhanzi ukiri muto yabimburiye abandi ku rubyiniro.A young singer opened the show before the others.
- Isengesho ryabimburiye ibindi bikorwa.A prayer opened the day's activities.
Forms
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