Kinyarwanda
kugorwa
Word parts: ku-gorwa
koo-GOHR-wah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakugorwakoo-GOHR-wahsoon
Englishto be unfortunatesoon
Frenchêtre malchanceux, être en difficultésoon
Meaning
to suffer from bad luck or misfortune, often facing repeated difficulty; to be unfortunate.
Good to know
verb; describes bad luck or difficult circumstances.
Examples
- Yagorewe n'impanuka y'imodoka.He was unfortunate to be in a car accident.
- Ese waragowe n'iki?What misfortune befell you?
- Ntabwo ndagowe, ibintu byose bigenda neza.I am not unfortunate; everything is going well.
- Azagorwa niba adatunganya ibikorwa bye.He will be unfortunate if he doesn't organize his affairs well.
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