kubyutsa

How to say it

Meaning

to help another person rise or stand, or to raise something higher; to lift up.

Good to know

verb, causative of kubyuka; means to help someone stand up or to wake someone.

Examples

• Yambyutse ubwo nari nguye.He helped me up when I had fallen.
• Ese ushobora kumbyutsa?Can you help me get up?
• Ntabwo namubyutse kuko yari arushye cyane.I did not wake him because he was very tired.
• Tuzabyutsa umugenzi wacu saa moya.We will wake our friend at midnight.

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