Kirundi
kumirira
Word parts: ku-mirira
koo-mee-REE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikumirirakoo-mee-REE-rahsoon
Englishto swallow atsoon
Frenchavaler à, poursoon
Meaning
to swallow something for or because of someone.
Good to know
the applicative of kumira.
Examples
- Aramirira umuvyeyi we agahinda kenshi.He swallows his grief often for his parent's sake.
- Ntamirira uwundi ibibazo bye, buri wese abibona.I don't swallow another's troubles for them, everyone deals with their own.
- Ese uramirira abandi agahinda kabo?Do you swallow other people's grief for them?
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