kuburanira
koo-boo-rah-NEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuburanirakoo-boo-rah-NEE-rahsoon
Englishto plead (a case) for; to be tried insoon
Frenchplaider pour ; être jugé àsoon
Meaning
To defend someone's case in court, as a lawyer does for a client, or to have one's own trial held in a given court or place.
Good to know
Applicative of kuburana, to plead. With a person it means to defend them: kuburanira umukiriya, to represent a client. With a place it means to be tried there: kuburanira i Arusha.
Examples
- Umunyamategeko we azamuburanira mu rukiko rukuru.His lawyer will plead his case in the High Court.
- Abakekwa bazaburanira i Huye mu kwezi gutaha.The suspects will be tried in Huye next month.
- Nta mafaranga afite yo kwishyura umuntu wo kumuburanira.He has no money to pay someone to plead his case.
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