Kirundi
kumererwa
Word parts: ku-mererwa
ku-me-RE-rwa
How to say it
Kirundikumererwaku-me-RE-rwasoon
Englishto be faringsoon
Frenchêtre dans tel étatsoon
Meaning
to find oneself in a certain state or condition, often used to describe how one is faring.
Good to know
commonly used in greetings and check-ins, e.g. umererwa gute? (how are you doing?).
Examples
- Umererwa gute muri iki gihe?How are you doing these days?
- Data yamererwa nabi ejo bundi.My father was not doing well the other day.
- Ntitumenya ukuntu bamererwa kure y'iwabo.We don't know how they are faring far from home.
- Tuzomererwa neza nimba twisunze amabwirizwa.We will be doing well if we follow the guidelines.
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