Kirundi
kurementanya
Word parts: ku-rementanya
koo-reh-meh-NTAH-nyah
How to say it
Kirundikurementanyakoo-reh-meh-NTAH-nyahsoon
Englishto put things togethersoon
Frenchassembler des chosessoon
Meaning
to jumble facts together, to lie or evade the truth.
Good to know
to put things together; to lie; to evade
Examples
- Ararmentanya ivyo yavuze imbere y'abakuru.He tangles up his story in front of the elders.
- Ntarementanya ivyo yabonye n'ivyo yumvise.He doesn't muddle up what he saw and what he heard.
- Ese uwo mwana yarementanije aho yari afise ubwoba?Did that child evade the truth because he was scared?
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