gukurira
goo-koo-REE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukuriragoo-koo-REE-rah
Meaning
To grow from a child to an adult in a given place or setting; in the perfect, ukuriye or akuriye, to be at the head of a group or an office.
Good to know
Applicative of gukura, to grow. Gukurira mu cyaro, to grow up in the countryside. The perfect names a leader: umuyobozi ukuriye ishami, the officer who heads the department.
Examples
- Nakuriye mu cyaro cya Nyamagabe.I grew up in the countryside of Nyamagabe.
- Abana bakeneye gukurira mu muryango utekanye.Children need to grow up in a safe family.
- Ukuriye iri shami ni umugore.The person who heads this department is a woman.
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