Kirundi
kurahira
Word parts: ku-rahira
koo-rah-HEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikurahirakoo-rah-HEE-rahsoon
Englishto vowsoon
Frenchfaire vœu, jurersoon
Meaning
to take an oath, to vow or swear that something is true or will be done.
Good to know
very common in everyday speech as an emphatic "I swear" (ndarahira), not only in formal or legal oaths.
Examples
- Ndarahira ko ntabeshe.I swear that I am not lying.
- Umucamanza ararahira imbere y'igihugu.The judge takes an oath before the nation.
- Ntarahira ku vy'atazi.He doesn't swear to things he doesn't know.
- Ese uzoorahira ko uzokora ivyo wavuze?Will you swear that you'll do what you said?
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