kuki
KOO-kee
How to say it
KinyarwandakukiKOO-kee
Englishwhy
Frenchpourquoi
Meaning
Asks for the reason of something: kuki utaje?, why did you not come? It usually opens the question.
Good to know
It never changes. Kubera iki means the same and is common in speech, and the answer often starts with kubera ko, because.
Examples
- Kuki utaje ku ishuri ejo?Why did you not come to school yesterday?
- Kuki imodoka zose zihagaze hano?Why are all the cars stopped here?
- Yambajije kuki ntamuhamagaye ejo.He asked me why I had not called him yesterday.
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