indimi

Kirundi

kwijima

Word parts: kw-ijima

kee-JEE-mah

How to say it

Kirundikwijimakee-JEE-mahsoon
Englishto darken, become gloomysoon
Frenchs'assombrirsoon

Meaning

To darken as night falls, or, of a person's face, to take on a sad and troubled look.

Good to know

to darken, become gloomy

Examples

  • Ikirere kirijima mu gitondo kizoza imvura.The sky darkens in the morning when rain is coming.
  • Mu maso he harijima igihe yumvise inkuru mbi.His face darkened when he heard the bad news.
  • Ntikizoijima ku buryo tutabona inzira.It will not get so dark that we cannot see the road.

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