Kirundi
kumva
Word parts: ku-mva
KOOM-vah
How to say it
KirundikumvaKOOM-vahsoon
Englishto hearsoon
Frenchentendre, comprendresoon
Meaning
To perceive with the ears, or by extension to understand, feel, taste, or smell.
Good to know
to hear
Examples
- Umwana arumva induru za nyina.The child hears his mother's cries.
- Simvye ico yavuze.I did not hear what he said.
- Tuzomva amakuru ku mugoroba.We will hear the news in the evening.
- Ntumva ubusa nawe.You don't understand anything either.
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