Kirundi
kwubama
Word parts: kw-ubama
kwoo-BAH-mah
How to say it
Kirundikwubamakwoo-BAH-mahsoon
Englishto stoop downsoon
Frenchse baisser, se penchersoon
Meaning
to bend forward at the waist, stooping down.
Good to know
describes a person bending at the waist, not an object tipping over.
Examples
- Yarubamye kugira ngo atore ikintu cagwa hasi.He bent over to pick up something that had fallen.
- Wubama gute iyo uriko urima?How do you stoop when you are hoeing?
- Ntiyubama kubera umugongo umubabaza.He does not bend over because his back hurts him.
- Abakozi barubama umusi wose bavura imirima.The workers bend over all day tending the fields.
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