Kirundi
kugaburura
Word parts: ku-gaburura
koo-gah-boo-ROO-rah
How to say it
Kirundikugabururakoo-gah-boo-ROO-rahsoon
Englishto fail to do what you startedsoon
Frenchabandonner en courssoon
Meaning
to fail to finish something one had started doing.
Good to know
to fail to do what you started
Examples
- Aragaburura akazi ko kwubaka inzu.He is failing to finish the work of building the house.
- Ntagaburura ivyo atangura.He does not leave unfinished what he starts.
- Ese wagaburuye igiki uyu mwaka?What did you leave unfinished this year?
- Azogaburura uwo murimo niyabura imbaraga.He will abandon that work unfinished if he runs out of strength.
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