Kinyarwanda
ubu nyine
oo-boo NYEE-neh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubu nyineoo-boo NYEE-nehsoon
Englishright nowsoon
Frenchtout de suitesoon
Meaning
right now, at this very moment; used to emphasize immediacy.
Good to know
an emphatic form of ubu ('now'), adding nyine ('exactly, precisely') for stress.
Examples
- Ubu nyine ndagenda.I am leaving right now.
- Ese ubu nyine ushobora kuza?Can you come right now?
- Ntabwo ubu nyine ari igihe cyiza.Right now is not a good time.
- Tuzahagurukira urugendo ubu nyine.We will set off on the journey right this moment.
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