Kirundi
gupfakara
Word parts: gu-pfakara
goo-pfah-KAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundigupfakaragoo-pfah-KAH-rahsoon
Englishto lose a spouse through deathsoon
Frenchperdre son conjoint par la mortsoon
Meaning
to lose one's husband or wife through death, becoming a widow or widower.
Good to know
When someone loses their partner, they go through gupfākara.
Examples
- Yapfakaye umugabo wiwe mu mwaka ushize.She lost her husband last year.
- Gupfākara ni ikintu giteye agahinda cane.Losing a spouse is a very painful thing.
- Uwo mukenyezi arapfakara afise imyaka mirongo itatu.That woman is widowed at thirty years old.
- Mbega abagore benshi barapfakara mu ntambara?Do many women become widows during war?
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