Kirundi
gusomwa
Word parts: gu-somwa
goo-SOHM-wah
How to say it
Kirundigusomwagoo-SOHM-wahsoon
Englishto be kissedsoon
Frenchêtre embrassé, être busoon
Meaning
to be kissed, or, in the passive sense, to be drunk.
Good to know
passive of gusoma; the 'be drunk' sense is figurative/passive of drinking.
Examples
- Umwana yarasomwe na se ku ntangiriro y'urugendo.The child was kissed by his father at the start of the journey.
- Ntabwo amazi yose asomwa igihe kimwe.Not all the water gets drunk at once.
- Ese urwo ruzi rugisomwa n'abantu?Is that river's water still being drunk by people?
- Amata azosomwa n'abana bose.The milk will be drunk by all the children.
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