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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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