Kinyarwanda
kuboroga
Word parts: ku-boroga
koo-boh-ROH-gah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuborogakoo-boh-ROH-gahsoon
Englishto wailsoon
Frenchgémir, se lamentersoon
Meaning
to cry out loudly in pain, sorrow, or distress; to wail or howl.
Good to know
verb; used for loud crying, often from grief or physical pain.
Examples
- Umugore araboroga kubera umubabaro.The woman is wailing from pain.
- Ese kuki uboroga?Why are you wailing?
- Ntabwo naborogaga, ariko nari nababaye.I was not wailing, but I was in pain.
- Azaboroga niba amenye inkuru mbi.She will wail if she hears the bad news.
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