Kirundi
kunamba
Word parts: ku-namba
koo-NAH-mbah
How to say it
Kirundikunambakoo-NAH-mbahsoon
Englishto strugglesoon
Frenchluttersoon
Meaning
to struggle through a difficult life, or to lose weight from hardship.
Good to know
to struggle, have a difficult life; to lose weight
Examples
- Uwo mukenyezi aranamba kuva umugabo we yapfuye.That woman has had a hard life since her husband died.
- Sinanamba nk'uko wibaza.I'm not struggling the way you think.
- Ese aranamba kubera ubukene?Is he struggling because of poverty?
- Uzanamba niba udashaka gukora.You'll have a hard life if you refuse to work.
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