Kirundi
gukororera
Word parts: gu-kororera
goo-ko-ro-REH-ra
How to say it
Kirundigukororeragoo-ko-ro-REH-rasoon
Englishto cough atsoon
Frenchtousser àsoon
Meaning
to cough at or toward someone or something.
Good to know
applied form of gukorora, used when the coughing is directed at or affects someone nearby.
Examples
- Ntukamkororere mu maso, urashobora kumusuza indwara.Don't cough in his face, you might pass the illness to him.
- Yarakororeye abandi bicaye kumwe na we.He coughed toward the others sitting with him.
- Ntiyakororeye umuntu uwariwe wese, yaritwikiriye.He did not cough on anyone, he covered his mouth.
- Tuzokororera kure y'abana kugira ngo tutabasuza indwara.We will cough away from the children so as not to pass on the illness.
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