Kirundi
gucumukura
Word parts: gu-cumukura
goo-choo-moo-KOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundigucumukuragoo-choo-moo-KOO-rahsoon
Englishto suffersoon
Frenchsouffrir, être triste, avoir malsoon
Meaning
to suffer or be in pain, to fail, or to work hard through distress.
Good to know
to suffer, to have pain; to fail; to be in distress; to work hard ubu-cumukure toil, labor, distress
Examples
- Umukene aragucumukura ku murimo.The poor man toils hard at work.
- Ntibashaka gucumukura nk'uko babigenza.They don't want to suffer the way they do.
- Yamaze gucumukura imyaka myinshi.He has suffered through hardship for many years.
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