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Kinyarwanda

kubonwa

Word parts: ku-bonwa

koo-BOHN-wah

How to say it

Kinyarwandakubonwakoo-BOHN-wahsoon
Englishto be seensoon
Frenchêtre vusoon

Meaning

to be noticed or perceived visually by someone else; to be seen or found.

Good to know

verb, passive form of kubona (to see); means to be seen or found.

Examples

  • Ntabwo yifuza kubonwa n'abantu benshi.He does not want to be seen by many people.
  • Ese wabonwe n'umwarimu wawe?Were you seen by your teacher?
  • Ntabwo nabonwe n'umuntu uwo ari we wese.I was not seen by anyone.
  • Azabonwa n'abaturage bose bazaza.He will be seen by all the citizens who will come.

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