indimi

Kirundi

kunenera

Word parts: ku-nenera

koo-neh-NEH-rah

How to say it

Kirundikunenerakoo-neh-NEH-rahsoon
Englishto scorn atsoon
Frenchmépriser à, pour, à cause desoon

Meaning

to scorn someone at a particular time or over a particular cause.

Good to know

the applicative of kunena.

Examples

  • Aranenera umuvukanyi we ku vyaha vya kera.He scorns his brother over old wrongs.
  • Ntanenere umuntu ku vyo atagize icivi.Don't scorn someone for something they had no part in.
  • Ese uramunenera ivyo atagize icivi?Are you scorning him for something that wasn't his fault?

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