gupfira
goo-PFEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagupfiragoo-PFEE-rahsoon
Englishto die for; to die at (a place)soon
Frenchmourir pour ; mourir à (un lieu)soon
Meaning
To die for the sake of someone or something, or to die in a particular place.
Good to know
Applied form of gupfa, to die: the cause or person follows directly (gupfira igihugu, to die for one's country) and so does the place (yapfiriye mu bitaro, he died in hospital).
Examples
- Yesu yapfiriye ibyaha byacu.Jesus died for our sins.
- Yapfiriye mu bitaro nyuma y'iminsi ibiri.He died in hospital two days later.
- Abasirikare biteguye gupfira igihugu cyabo.The soldiers are ready to die for their country.
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