kugoroba

How to say it

Meaning

for evening to fall; for the day to turn to evening.

Good to know

verb, impersonal; used to describe the coming of evening, typically around 6pm in Rwanda.

Examples

• Byaragoroba, tugomba gutaha.Evening has fallen; we must go home.
• Ese byaragoroba cyangwa hakiri kare?Has evening fallen, or is it still early?
• Ntabwo byaragoroba, izuba riracyaka.Evening has not fallen yet; the sun is still shining.
• Bizagoroba mbere y'uko tugera iwacu.It will become evening before we arrive home.