Kirundi
gupfira
Word parts: gu-pfira
goo-PFEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundigupfiragoo-PFEE-rahsoon
Englishto die forsoon
Frenchmourir pour, à, à la place desoon
Meaning
to die for someone or something, on behalf of another, or in a particular place.
Good to know
the applicative form of gupfa (to die); adds the person, cause, or place the dying is directed at or occurs at.
Examples
- Yarapfiriye igihugu ciwe.He died for his country.
- Ntawushaka gupfira ubusa.No one wants to die for nothing.
- Yapfiriye ku muhana mu ntambara.He died at the front line during the war.
- Wari uzi ko yapfiriye kubera abandi?Did you know he died for the sake of others?
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