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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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