Kirundi
gukumbura
Word parts: gu-kumbura
goo-koo-MBOO-ra
How to say it
Kirundigukumburagoo-koo-MBOO-rasoon
Englishto be lonesome forsoon
Frenchs'ennuyer de, regretter l'absence desoon
Meaning
to miss someone or something, to long for them.
Good to know
used for the ache of missing an absent person or a place one misses.
Examples
- Ndakumbura umuvyeyi wanje ari kure yanje.I miss my mother who is far from me.
- Ese urankumbura?Do you miss me?
- Ntiyakumbuye iwabo kubera ko yari afise akazi kenshi.He did not miss home because he had a lot of work.
- Tuzokumbura iki gisagara igihe tuzoba turi kure.We will miss this town when we are far away.
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