Kinyarwanda
gutungura
Word parts: gu-tungura
goo-toon-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutunguragoo-toon-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto happen suddenlysoon
Frenchsurvenirsoon
Meaning
to happen or arrive unexpectedly, catching someone off guard.
Good to know
to come, happen unexpectedly
Examples
- Impanuka yatunguye abantu bose.The accident caught everyone off guard.
- Ese ibi byatunguye abaturage?Did this catch the residents off guard?
- Ntabwo ibibazo bizadutungura nk'ibindi.Problems will not catch us off guard like before.
- Umuvuduko w'imvura wadutunguye.The sudden rain caught us by surprise.
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