Kinyarwanda
ubwo
OO-bwoh
How to say it
KinyarwandaubwoOO-bwohsoon
Englishseeing thatsoon
Frenchvu que, maintenant que, quand, alorssoon
Meaning
a connective used to mean 'seeing that', 'now that', 'when', or 'at that point'.
Good to know
a conjunction/temporal connector rather than a content word; often pairs with a following clause to mean 'given that...' or 'at that moment'.
Examples
- Ubwo yavaga hano, ntiyari azi icyo azakora.When he left here, he didn't know what he would do.
- Ubwo ubizi, kuki utambwira?Seeing that you know it, why don't you tell me?
- Ubwo rero, tuzajya twiga twembi.So then, we'll study together.
- Ubwo se, umaze kubona umukobwa we?So, have you met his daughter?
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