Kirundi
gukumbuza
Word parts: gu-kumbuza
goo-koo-mboo-ZA
How to say it
Kirundigukumbuzagoo-koo-mboo-ZAsoon
Englishto make lonesome forsoon
Frenchfaire s'ennuyer desoon
Meaning
to make someone miss or long for another.
Good to know
causative of gukumbura.
Examples
- Ivyo bishushanyo birankumbuza abavyeyi banje.These photos make me miss my parents.
- Ntukankumbuze urugo, ndamaze kwumva neza aha.Don't make me miss home, I've already settled in well here.
- Inyimbo iyo yaramukumbuje igihugu ciwe.That song made him miss his country.
- Kwitegereza amafoto y'iwacu kuzotukumbuza cane.Looking at pictures of home will make us miss it a lot.
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