Kirundi
kumurika
Word parts: ku-murika
koo-moo-REE-kah
How to say it
Kirundikumurikakoo-moo-REE-kahsoon
Englishto shinesoon
Frenchbrillersoon
Meaning
to shine or give light, especially to light someone's path with a torch.
Good to know
the ordinary word for lighting the way with a flashlight or lamp, not for the sun's light.
Examples
- Umuhungu aramurika inzira n'itara.The boy lights the path with a lamp.
- Iyi tara ntimurika neza.This flashlight doesn't shine well anymore.
- Ese warimuritse mu gihe umwana yagendaga nijoro?Did you light the way when the child walked at night?
- Tuzamurika inzira imbere y'uko ijoro rigwa.We'll light the path before night falls.
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