kumarana
koo-mah-RAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakumaranakoo-mah-RAH-nah
Englishto spend time together
Frenchpasser du temps ensemble
Meaning
To be together with someone for a length of time, such as a day, a week or years of marriage.
Good to know
Associative form of kumara, to spend (time): the time is the object and the partner follows with na (kumarana umwanya n'umukunzi, to spend time with a loved one).
Examples
- Twamaranye icyumweru cyose i Rubavu.We spent a whole week together in Rubavu.
- Ababyeyi bakwiye kumarana igihe n'abana babo.Parents should spend time with their children.
- Bamaranye imyaka makumyabiri bashakanye.They have been married for twenty years.
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