Kirundi
kurwara
Word parts: ku-rwara
koo-RWAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundikurwarakoo-RWAH-rahsoon
Englishto be illsoon
Frenchêtre maladesoon
Meaning
to be ill or sick.
Good to know
the standard word for falling or being ill; the stative perfect form is 'ndarwaye' (I am sick).
Examples
- Ndarwaye umutwe.I have a headache.
- Yarwaye kuva ku wa gatatu.He has been sick since Wednesday.
- Ntawurwara aharuye.No one gets sick without a cause.
- Uragarutse kurwara?Are you sick again?
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