kwibona
kwee-BOH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwibonakwee-BOH-nahsoon
Meaning
To think highly of oneself and look down on others. It also means simply to see oneself in a certain way or place.
Good to know
Reflexive of kubona, to see. Alone it means conceit: uwibona, a conceited person. With a place or a manner it keeps its plain sense: kwibona munsi y'abandi, to see oneself as below others.
Examples
- Ntukibone kubera ko ufite amafaranga.Do not be conceited because you have money.
- Uwibona ntakunda kumva inama z'abandi.A conceited person does not like to hear others' advice.
- Yibonye mu ndorerwamo aseka.She saw herself in the mirror and laughed.
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