Kirundi
umuvugire
Word parts: umu-vugire
oo-moo-voo-GEE-reh
How to say it
Kirundiumuvugireoo-moo-voo-GEE-rehsoon
Englishmoodsoon
Frenchmodesoon
Meaning
a grammatical mood, the form a verb takes to express a statement, command, or possibility.
Good to know
a grammar term, used when explaining verb forms such as the indicative or imperative.
Examples
- Uwu muvugire ni uw'itegeko.This mood is the imperative.
- Umwarimu yasiguye imivugire itandukanye y'inshinga.The teacher explained the different moods of the verb.
- Umuvugire w'ubushobozi ukoreshwa mu kuvuga ivyashoboka.The potential mood is used to say what could happen.
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