Kirundi
umuvugwa
Word parts: umu-vugwa
oo-moo-VOOG-wah
How to say it
Kirundiumuvugwaoo-moo-VOOG-wahsoon
Englishgrammatical personsoon
Frenchpersonne grammaticalesoon
Meaning
in grammar, the person that a verb form refers to, such as 'I,' 'you,' or 'she.'.
Good to know
A grammatical term derived from kuvuga, 'to speak'; used when teaching verb conjugation.
Examples
- Muri iri jambo, umuvugwa ni 'ndi'.In this sentence, the grammatical person is 'I am.'
- Ese umuvugwa w'iki gikorwa ni uwuhe?What is the grammatical person of this verb?
- Iyi nteruro nta muvugwa igaragaza neza.This sentence does not clearly show the grammatical person.
- Abanyeshuri bazokwiga umuvugwa w'amajambo.The students will learn the grammatical person of verbs.
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