Kirundi
gusumba
Word parts: gu-sumba
goo-SOOM-bah
How to say it
Kirundigusumbagoo-SOOM-bahsoon
Englishto exceedsoon
Frenchdépasser, être plus grand quesoon
Meaning
to exceed or surpass something, or to be taller than someone.
Good to know
common comparative verb.
Examples
- Uyu mwana arasumba abandi bose ku murundi.This child is taller than all the others of his age.
- Ntabwo igiciro casumbye ico twari twiteze.The price did not exceed what we expected.
- Ese uyu musozi urasumba uriya?Is this mountain taller than that one?
- Ivyo azokora bizosumba ivyakozwe n'abandi.What he will do will surpass what others have done.
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