Kirundi
gupfukamikwa
Word parts: gu-pfukamikwa
goo-pfoo-kah-MEEK-wah
How to say it
Kirundigupfukamikwagoo-pfoo-kah-MEEK-wahsoon
Englishto be asked to kneelsoon
Frenchêtre invité à s'agenouillersoon
Meaning
to be invited or prompted by someone else to kneel.
Good to know
the passive of gupfukamika.
Examples
- Abasenzi barapfukamikwa n'umupadiri.The worshippers are invited to kneel by the priest.
- Ntiyashaka gupfukamikwa imbere y'abantu bose.He didn't want to be asked to kneel in front of everyone.
- Wigeze gupfukamikwa mu rusengero?Have you ever been asked to kneel in church?
- Bazopfukamikwa igihe cy'isengesho nikigera.They will be asked to kneel when the time for prayer arrives.
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