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na bwo

NAH-bwoh

How to say it

Kinyarwandana bwoNAH-bwohsoon
Englishit too, also it (bu nouns); that is whensoon
Frenchlui aussi ; c'est alors quesoon

Meaning

Na, and or also, joined to bwo, it, standing for a noun of the bu class: it too, it as well. After ari or ni it points to a moment: ari na bwo, and that was when.

Good to know

The standard spelling is two words, na bwo. It changes with the noun it stands for: na we for a person, na bo, na cyo, na byo, na yo, na rwo.

Examples

  • Ubwato bwa mbere bwararohamye, n'ubwa kabiri na bwo burarohama.The first boat sank, and the second one sank too.
  • Yaje ku wa Mbere, ari na bwo twatangiye akazi.He came on Monday, which was when we started work.
  • Ubu ni na bwo bwa mbere nsuye i Musanze.This is the first time I have visited Musanze.

Forms

nabwo

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