Kinyarwanda
gusumba
Word parts: gu-sumba
goo-SOO-mbah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagusumbagoo-SOO-mbahsoon
Englishto surpasssoon
Frenchdépasser (en hauteur)soon
Meaning
to be greater than someone or something else, especially in height.
Good to know
also used more broadly for surpassing or exceeding in general, not only height.
Examples
- Umuhungu we aramusumba uburebure.His son is taller than him.
- Iki kigo cyarasumbye ibindi mu bunini.This building surpasses the others in size.
- Nta shuri isumba iri mu izina ryiza.No school surpasses this one in good reputation.
- Uzasumba se mu burebure ukiri muto?Will you surpass your father in height while still young?
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