Kinyarwanda
gukomera
Word parts: gu-komera
goo-koh-MEH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukomeragoo-koh-MEH-rahsoon
Englishto be hardsoon
Frenchêtre dur, être difficilesoon
Meaning
to be hard, difficult, sturdy, strong, or important.
Good to know
a broad stative verb covering physical hardness, difficulty of a task, and the gravity of a matter.
Examples
- Iki kibazo kirakomera cyane.This problem is very difficult.
- Ubuzima bwarakomeye nyuma y'urupfu rw'umubyeyi we.Life became hard after his parent's death.
- Ntibikomeye nk'uko bavuga.It is not as difficult as they say.
- Iyi nama izakomera bihagije?Will this meeting be important enough?
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