indimi

Kirundi

imivugire

Word parts: imi-vugire

ee-mee-voo-GEE-reh

How to say it

Kirundiimivugireee-mee-voo-GEE-rehsoon
Englishgrammatical moodssoon
Frenchmodessoon

Meaning

The forms a verb takes to express a statement, a command, or a possibility.

Good to know

plural of umuvugire (umu-/imi- class); grammatical/linguistic term.

Examples

  • Ikirundi gifise imivugire itandukanye nk'iyo gutegeka n'iyo kwemeza.Kirundi has different grammatical moods such as the imperative and the indicative.
  • Ese abanyeshuri barize imivugire y'inshamake mu ishuri?Do students learn the moods of verbs at school?
  • Iki gitabo nticyiganira ku mivugire yose y'ikirundi.This book does not cover all the grammatical moods of Kirundi.
  • Umwarimu azosigurira abanyeshuri imivugire y'inshamake ku wa gatanu.The teacher will explain the verb moods to the students on Friday.

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