Kirundi
kurutwa
Word parts: ku-rutwa
koo-ROO-twah
How to say it
Kirundikurutwakoo-ROO-twahsoon
Englishto be surpassedsoon
Frenchêtre surpassésoon
Meaning
to be surpassed or outdone by someone.
Good to know
to be surpassed
Examples
- Yarutswe n'umuvukanyi wiwe mu masomo.He was outdone by his sibling in school.
- Ntabwo dushaka kurutwa n'abandi.We don't want to be surpassed by others.
- Twararutswe muri iyi ndemo.We were outdone in this competition.
- Ni nde yarutswe muri uyu mukino?Who was beaten in this game?
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