Kirundi
kurandagura
Word parts: ku-randagura
koo-rah-ndah-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundikurandagurakoo-rah-ndah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto resist or fightsoon
Frenchrésister, combattresoon
Meaning
to tear at or attack something roughly, as an animal biting or pain gnawing, or to rip out weeds quickly.
Good to know
to resist or fight, to eat, bite (as animal, pain), to weed out grass quickly
Examples
- Imbwa irarandagura inyama zayo.The dog is tearing at its meat.
- Ntarandagura ivyatsi vy'umurima wiwe.He doesn't rip out the weeds of his field quickly.
- Ese ubuvune burarandagura umutima wiwe?Does the sickness gnaw at his heart?
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