Kirundi
gusamara
Word parts: gu-samara
goo-sah-MAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundigusamaragoo-sah-MAH-rahsoon
Englishto look at in wondersoon
Frenchregarder avec émerveillementsoon
Meaning
to stare fixedly, either in fascination or in a distracted, unseeing way.
Good to know
covers two opposite states of mind, rapt attention and total inattention; the tone of the sentence tells them apart.
Examples
- Umwana yarasamaye ku bindi biva kuri televiziyo.The child stared in fascination at what was on the television.
- Ntukasamare mu gihe c'ikigeragezo.Don't zone out during the exam.
- Wari usamaye igihe navuga?Were you not paying attention when I was speaking?
- Abanyeshuri bazosamara ku kintu gishasha bakibona.The students will stare in wonder at the new thing when they see it.
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