Kinyarwanda
kota
KOH-tah
How to say it
KinyarwandakotaKOH-tahsoon
Englishto warm oneselfsoon
Frenchse réchauffersoon
Meaning
to sit near a fire in order to get warm; to warm oneself.
Good to know
verb, intransitive; commonly done in the evening or during the cold season.
Examples
- Nkunda kota umuriro nijoro.I like warming myself by the fire at night.
- Ese uraza gukota?Are you coming to warm yourself?
- Ntabwo nkota kuko ntabona umuriro.I'm not warming myself because there's no fire.
- Tuzakota nimugoroba nyuma y'imvura.We will warm ourselves in the evening after the rain.
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