Kinyarwanda
gukangura
Word parts: gu-kangura
goo-kahn-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukanguragoo-kahn-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto wake someonesoon
Frenchréveillersoon
Meaning
to rouse someone from sleep.
Good to know
the transitive sense, waking someone else up; waking up oneself is gukanguka.
Examples
- Nyina arakangura umwana kare.The mother wakes the child up early.
- Ese urakangura basaza bawe buri gitondo?Do you wake your older brothers up every morning?
- Ntakangura abana igihe barushye.She doesn't wake the children when they're tired.
- Uzabakangura saa sita.You will wake them up at noon.
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