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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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