gukomeretsa
goo-koh-meh-REH-tsah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukomeretsagoo-koh-meh-REH-tsahsoon
Englishto injure, to wound; to hurtsoon
Frenchblesser
Meaning
To cause a wound or an injury to someone's body, by a blow, a weapon or an accident. Figuratively it means to hurt someone's feelings.
Good to know
Causative of gukomereka, to be injured; the injured are abakomeretse. Gukubita no gukomeretsa, assault and battery, is a crime in law.
Examples
- Impanuka yakomerekeje abantu batanu.The accident injured five people.
- Amagambo ye yankomerekeje umutima.His words hurt my feelings.
- Imbwa yarumye umwana iramukomeretsa.The dog bit the child and injured him.
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