Kirundi
gupfukamira
Word parts: gu-pfukamira
goo-pfoo-kah-MEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundigupfukamiragoo-pfoo-kah-MEE-rahsoon
Englishto kneel beforesoon
Frenchs'agenouiller devantsoon
Meaning
to kneel in front of someone or something, typically out of respect.
Good to know
the applicative of gupfukama, naming who or what the kneeling is directed at.
Examples
- Umusuku yarapfukamiye umwami.The subject knelt before the king.
- Ntawushaka gupfukamira umuntu adakwiye.No one wants to kneel before an unworthy person.
- Uzi gupfukamira igiti c'amasengesho?Do you know how to kneel before the prayer altar?
- Bazopfukamira umukuru w'igihugu igihe azoshika.They will kneel before the head of state when he arrives.
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