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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.

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