Kirundi
gusumvya
Word parts: gu-sumvya
goo-SOO-mvyah
How to say it
Kirundigusumvyagoo-SOO-mvyahsoon
Englishto cause to exceedsoon
Frenchfaire dépasser, surpassersoon
Meaning
to cause one thing to exceed or surpass another.
Good to know
the causative of gusumba; used when someone deliberately makes one thing outdo another.
Examples
- Umwarimu arasumvya abanyeshuri babiri mu bumenyi.The teacher makes the two students unequal in knowledge (favors one over the other).
- Ntasumvya abana be, abakunda kimwe.He does not favor one of his children over the other, he loves them equally.
- Mbega uzosumvya iki iki tsinda ku kindi?What will make this team surpass the other?
- Sumvya uwo mwana mu myitwarire ku bandi!Make that child excel in conduct above the others!
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