Kirundi
kubaduka
Word parts: ku-baduka
koo-bah-DOO-kah
How to say it
Kirundikubadukakoo-bah-DOO-kahsoon
Englishto get up quicklysoon
Frenchse lever rapidement (du siège ou du lit)soon
Meaning
to rise or spring up suddenly and quickly.
Good to know
also used of plants that spring up and grow vigorously.
Examples
- Yabadutse ava mu ntebe.He sprang up quickly from the chair.
- Ese ibigori vyabaduka vyiza uyu mwaka?Did the maize grow up well this year?
- Ntiyabadutse kubera ko yari yarushe.He didn't spring up quickly because he was tired.
- Imboga zarabadutse nyuma y'imvura.The vegetables sprang up quickly after the rain.
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