ubwabo
oo-BWAH-boh
How to say it
Kinyarwandaubwabooo-BWAH-boh
Englishthemselves; by themselves
Frencheux-mêmes, elles-mêmes
Meaning
Stresses that it is those very people and no one else: bo ubwabo, they themselves; bikorere ubwabo, let them do it themselves.
Good to know
Comes after bo or after a plural noun. It is the plural of ubwe, himself; the other persons are ubwanjye, ubwawe, ubwacu and ubwanyu.
Examples
- Abana bateguye ifunguro ubwabo.The children prepared the meal themselves.
- Abaturage ubwabo ni bo bubatse iri shuri.The residents themselves built this school.
- Bo ubwabo bemeye ko bakosheje.They themselves admitted that they had made a mistake.
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