Kirundi
guheruka
Word parts: gu-heruka
gu-he-RU-ka
How to say it
Kirundiguherukagu-he-RU-kasoon
Englishto be lastsoon
Frenchêtre le dernier, avoir fait récemmentsoon
Meaning
to have most recently done something, or to have last been in a particular place.
Good to know
a common auxiliary construction — placed before another verb it means 'to have just done X'; used constantly in everyday speech.
Examples
- Naheruka kubona data ku wa gatanu.I last saw father on Friday.
- Aheruka kuza hano ryari?When did he last come here?
- Ntiheruka kubona urwo ruzi rwuzuye kuruta ubu.That river has never before looked as full as it does now.
- Twaheruka kuvugana na we umwaka ushize.We last spoke with him last year.
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