Kirundi
gusembera
Word parts: gu-sembera
goo-sehm-BEH-rah
How to say it
Kirundigusemberagoo-sehm-BEH-rahsoon
Englishto sojournsoon
Frenchséjournersoon
Meaning
to stay somewhere temporarily, especially while looking for a place to settle and build.
Good to know
to sojourn (esp. in search for place to build)
Examples
- Umuryango warasembeye mu muhana mushasha bashaka aho bubaka.The family sojourned in the new area looking for a place to build.
- Ntashaka gusembera mu rugo rw'abandi igihe kirekire.He doesn't want to stay long as a guest in someone else's home.
- Uzi gusembera hataboneka urugo?Do you know how to sojourn when there's no home yet?
- Bazosembera aho kugeza baronse itongo ryabo.They will sojourn there until they find their own plot.
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