kwikuba
kwee-KOO-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwikubakwee-KOO-bahsoon
Englishto multiply, to be times as manysoon
Frenchse multipliersoon
Meaning
Of a number or an amount, to grow by being multiplied, becoming twice or many times as large.
Good to know
Used with inshuro, times: kwikuba inshuro ebyiri, to double. The perfective byikubye means times as much.
Examples
- Umubare w'abanyeshuri wikubye inshuro eshatu.The number of students has tripled.
- Umusaruro wacu wikubye kabiri uyu mwaka.Our harvest doubled this year.
- Inzige zishobora kwikuba vuba cyane.Locusts can multiply very fast.
Forms
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