Kinyarwanda
kwirabura
Word parts: kw-irabura
kwee-rah-BOO-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwiraburakwee-rah-BOO-rahsoon
Englishto be blacksoon
Frenchêtre noirsoon
Meaning
to be dark in color, especially black.
Good to know
to be black
Examples
- Umukara w'ijoro warabuye igihe cy'amazu.The blackness of the night was total at the darkest hour.
- Ese iyi mpu irabura cyangwa ni umuhondo?Is this cloth black or is it brown?
- Ntabwo iyo modoka irabura, ni umweru.That car is not black, it's white.
- Igicu kizarabura mbere y'inkuba.The cloud will turn dark before the thunder.
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