Kirundi
kuryarukana
Word parts: ku-ryarukana
koo-ryah-roo-KAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundikuryarukanakoo-ryah-roo-KAH-nahsoon
Englishto abuse one you formerly lovedsoon
Frenchmaltraiter un ancien prochesoon
Meaning
to turn on and abuse someone you once loved.
Good to know
often heard in the idiom 'amagara yandyarutse' (my strength has left me), showing the sense of turning against or draining someone.
Examples
- Amagara yandyarutse kuryarukana.My strength has completely left me.
- Ntukaryarukane uwo wakundaga.Don't turn on someone you used to love.
- Baryarukanye nyuma yo gutandukana.They turned against each other after separating.
- Ni iki catumye baryarukana?What made them turn on each other?
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