indimi

Kirundi

gukumira

Word parts: gu-kumira

goo-koo-MEE-ra

How to say it

Kirundigukumiragoo-koo-MEE-rasoon
Englishto separatesoon
Frenchse séparersoon

Meaning

to separate people or things, or to send someone out of a room.

Good to know

transitive, used for splitting apart, or for expelling someone from a space.

Examples

  • Umwarimu yarakumiye abanyeshure bavuguruzanya.The teacher separated the students who were quarreling.
  • Kumira izo mbwa zombi, zirarwana.Separate those two dogs, they're fighting.
  • Ntiyakumiye uwo mwana mu cumba.He did not send that child out of the room.
  • Tuzokumira abo bagabo babiri kugira ngo bareke kurwana.We will separate those two men so they stop fighting.

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