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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