Kinyarwanda
kuyoba
Word parts: ku-yoba
koo-YOH-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuyobakoo-YOH-bahsoon
Englishto lose the waysoon
Frenchperdre son chemin, se trompersoon
Meaning
to leave the correct path without meaning to, to lose one's way or fall into error.
Good to know
to lose the way, err
Examples
- Abagenzi bayobye mu ishyamba badafite ikarita.The travelers lost their way in the forest without a map.
- Ese wigeze kuyoba ugiye kwa mukuru wawe?Have you ever lost your way going to your boss's place?
- Ntabwo twayobye, twari tuzi neza inzira.We didn't lose our way, we knew the route well.
- Niba udategereje umuyobozi, uzayoba mu kazi kawe.If you don't wait for a guide, you will go astray in your work.
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