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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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