Kirundi
kuroba
Word parts: ku-roba
ku-RO-ba
How to say it
Kirundikurobaku-RO-basoon
Englishto fishsoon
Frenchpêchersoon
Meaning
to fish, to catch fish from water using a net, line, or trap.
Good to know
the standard verb for fishing; the agent noun umuroba means fisherman.
Examples
- Abavyeyi baroba ku kiyaga buri gitondo.The fishermen fish on the lake every morning.
- Wigeze kuroba ifi nini?Have you ever caught a big fish?
- Ntaroba igihe imvura igwa cane.I don't fish when it's raining heavily.
- Tuzoroba ejo mu gitondo kare.We will fish early tomorrow morning.
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