Kinyarwanda
kureba
Word parts: ku-reba
koo-REH-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurebakoo-REH-bahsoon
Englishto looksoon
Frenchregarder, observersoon
Meaning
to direct one's eyes at something in order to see it, or to go somewhere in order to see a person or thing.
Good to know
also used for "to watch" (kureba filime) and, with kuri, for "to concern" (ibi birareba twese).
Examples
- Umwana areba amashusho kuri televiziyo.The child is watching pictures on television.
- Urebye iki ku idirishya?What are you looking at through the window?
- Ntabwo yarebye inyuma agenda.He didn't look back as he walked.
- Nzajya kumureba ku bitaro ejo.I will go see him at the hospital tomorrow.
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