Kinyarwanda
gutumburuka
Word parts: gu-tumburuka
goo-too-mboo-ROO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutumburukagoo-too-mboo-ROO-kahsoon
Englishto appear suddenlysoon
Frenchapparaître soudainementsoon
Meaning
to appear or emerge suddenly and without warning.
Good to know
to appear suddenly
Examples
- Umwana yatumburutse mu muhanda maze imodoka igomba guhagarara.A child suddenly appeared in the road and the car had to stop.
- Inyoni yatumburutse mu bibabi.The bird suddenly appeared from the leaves.
- Ntabwo nari niteze ko azatumburuka aho ari ubu.I did not expect him to suddenly turn up where he is now.
- Ikibazo gishya cyatumburutse mu nama.A new issue suddenly came up in the meeting.
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