indimi

Kirundi

kurarata

Word parts: ku-rarata

koo-rah-RAH-tah

How to say it

Kirundikuraratakoo-rah-RAH-tahsoon
Englishto hurry alongsoon
Frenchse hâter, être instablesoon

Meaning

to hurry restlessly from one thing to another, to be unstable and flighty.

Good to know

to hurry along (as cows to better pasture, or child stumbling after something he wants), to be unstable, to go from one thing to another ibi-rare; effect of sleeping badly; 'morning after' headache ibi-rāre an overdue payment or tax

Examples

  • Inka zirarata ziriko zirondera icatsi kiryoshe.The cows are hurrying restlessly about looking for good grass.
  • Ntarata ku bikorwa vyiwe, arabishikiriza.He doesn't drift restlessly from task to task, he sees them through.
  • Ese umwana ararata iyo abona ivyo akunda?Does the child dash restlessly about when he sees things he likes?

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