ubwa
OO-bwah
How to say it
KinyarwandaubwaOO-bwahsoon
Frenchla (première) fois ; celui desoon
Meaning
A pronoun of the bu class that stands for a noun like uburyo or ubwato and ties it to its owner or rank. Its commonest use is ubwa mbere, the first time.
Good to know
Ubwa mbere, the first time; ubwa kabiri, the second time; ubwa nyuma, the last time. It agrees like the other of words: uwa, iya, icya, ubwa.
Examples
- Ni ubwa mbere nsura inyanja.It is the first time I have visited the sea.
- Yatsinze ikizamini ubwa kabiri.He passed the exam the second time.
- Twamubonye ubwa nyuma mu mwaka ushize.We saw him for the last time last year.
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