Kirundi
kugaruka
Word parts: ku-garuka
koo-gah-ROO-kah
How to say it
Kirundikugarukakoo-gah-ROO-kahsoon
Englishto returnsoon
Frenchretourner, revenirsoon
Meaning
to come back, to return to the place where the speaker is.
Good to know
the fixed farewell n'aka-garuka, roughly 'until I return', is built on this common verb.
Examples
- Umubyeyi aragaruka mu gitondo cane.The parent is coming back very early in the morning.
- Ntagaruka uyu mugoroba.He is not coming back this evening.
- Ese uragaruka ryari?When are you coming back?
- Nzogaruka nimaze kurangiza akazi kanje.I will come back once I finish my work.
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