Kinyarwanda
kubumbira
Word parts: ku-bumbira
koo-boom-BEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakubumbirakoo-boom-BEE-rahsoon
Englishto unitesoon
Frenchunirsoon
Meaning
to bring separate people or things together into one group or whole; to unite.
Good to know
verb; used for uniting or bringing together things or people that were previously separated.
Examples
- Umukuru w'igihugu yashatse kubumbira igihugu hamwe.The president wanted to unite the country.
- Ese ushobora kubumbira aba bantu babiri?Can you unite these two people?
- Ntabwo byoroshye kubumbira imiryango yatandukanye kera.It is not easy to unite families that separated long ago.
- Bazabumbira amashyaka yombi mu ihuriro rimwe.They will unite both parties into one alliance.
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