Weather & Climate

1. Imvura iriko iragwa

   It is raining

   Usage

   When it is raining now

   Grammar Note

   imvura (rain) + iriko (is currently) + iragwa (falls); kugwa means to fall

2. Hari umuyaga mwinshi

   It is very windy

   Usage

   On a windy day

   Grammar Note

   hari means "there is", umuyaga is wind and mwinshi is "much" (agreeing with the umu- class)

3. Hari imbeho

   It is cold

   Usage

   On a cold day or evening

   Grammar Note

   imbeho means cold weather or the cold season; hari means "there is"

4. Izuba rirasira

   The sun is shining

   Usage

   On a sunny day

   Grammar Note

   izuba (sun) + rirasira (shines, agreeing with the ri- class), as in Izuba rirasira mu buseruko. (the sun rises in the east)

5. Imvura

   Rain

   Usage

   When talking about the weather

   Grammar Note

   imvura is an in- class noun

6. Umuyaga

   Wind

   Usage

   When talking about the weather

   Grammar Note

   umuyaga is an umu- class noun

7. Izuba

   Sun / sunny

   Usage

   When talking about the weather

   Grammar Note

   izuba is an i- class noun

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