Kirundi
sindumva
seen-DOOM-vah
How to say it
Kirundisindumvaseen-DOOM-vahsoon
EnglishI don't understandsoon
Frenchje ne comprends passoon
Meaning
a fixed expression used to say that one does not understand something.
Good to know
Literally 'I do not hear/understand' (from kwumva, to hear/understand), a common phrase for learners to signal confusion.
Examples
- Ndakunda umuryango.I love my family.
- Sindumva ico uvuze.I don't understand what you said.
- Sindumva, wosubiramwo?I don't understand, could you repeat that?
- Nasomye ariko sindumva iki gitabu.I read it, but I don't understand this book.