gukurana
goo-koo-RAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukuranagoo-koo-RAH-nahsoon
Englishto grow up together; to grow up withsoon
Frenchgrandir ensemble ; grandir avecsoon
Meaning
To grow up together with someone, or to grow up with a quality, a habit or a condition that stays with one.
Good to know
Associative of gukura, to grow. With a person: twakuranye, we grew up together. With a quality: gukurana ikinyabupfura, to grow up with good manners.
Examples
- Njye na Kalisa twakuranye mu mudugudu umwe.Kalisa and I grew up together in the same village.
- Abana bagomba gukurana indangagaciro nziza.Children should grow up with good values.
- Uyu mwana yakuranye ubumuga bw'amaso.This child grew up with a visual impairment.
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