Kirundi
guhumirwa
Word parts: gu-humirwa
goo-hoo-MEE-rwah
How to say it
Kirundiguhumirwagoo-hoo-MEE-rwahsoon
Englishto be unfortunatesoon
Frenchêtre malchanceux, être en difficultésoon
Meaning
to be unlucky, hapless, or caught in difficulty with no way out.
Good to know
Close to the English idiom 'to not have a chance' — used when circumstances keep going against someone.
Examples
- Yahumiwe mu bijanye n'akazi.He's had no luck at all with work.
- Ntugire ngo nta wuhumirwa muri iyi si.Don't think no one has bad luck in this world.
- Baragize amahirwe mabi, barahumiwe.They had bad luck, they were unfortunate.
- Uwo mwana arahumirwa muri vyose akora.That child has no luck in anything he does.
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