Kirundi
kuva
Word parts: ku-va
KOO-vah
How to say it
KirundikuvaKOO-vahsoon
Englishto come fromsoon
Frenchvenir de, sortir desoon
Meaning
to come or originate from a place, or for a liquid to flow, leak, or shed out of something.
Good to know
a base verb behind many common expressions, e.g. kuva mu modoka (to get out of the car), kuva amaraso (to bleed).
Examples
- Ndava i Bujumbura.I come from Bujumbura.
- Amazi arava mu biko.Water is leaking from the pipe.
- Yavuye mu modoka.He got out of the car.
- Yaravaga amaraso ku gikomere.Blood was flowing from the wound.
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