kuwa jioni

How to say it

Meaning

For the day to reach evening, the time after the afternoon when the sun goes down.

Good to know

Used with the impersonal subject i: ilikuwa jioni, it was evening; ikiwa jioni, when evening comes. Kumekucha is its morning opposite, it has dawned.

Examples

• Ilikuwa jioni tulipofika kijijini.It was evening when we reached the village.
• Mvua ilianza kunyesha ilipokuwa jioni.The rain began to fall when it was evening.
• Ikishakuwa jioni ndege hurudi kwenye viota vyao.Once it is evening the birds go back to their nests.

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