Kirundi
gukerebuka
Word parts: gu-kerebuka
goo-keh-reh-BOO-ka
How to say it
Kirundigukerebukagoo-keh-reh-BOO-kasoon
Englishto be intelligentsoon
Frenchêtre intelligent, habile, capablesoon
Meaning
to be clever or wise, to have good judgment.
Good to know
describes a person's intelligence or shrewdness, often complimentary.
Examples
- Uwo mwana arakerebutse cane ku myaka ye.That child is very clever for his age.
- Umukerebutsi ntiyoroherwa n'uburiganya.A wise person is not easily fooled by trickery.
- Sinari nkerebutse nk'uko nari nkwiye kuba.I was not as wise as I should have been.
- Uzokerebuka uko ushaje.You will become wiser as you grow older.
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