Kinyarwanda
kumera
Word parts: ku-mera
koo-MEH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakumerakoo-MEH-rahsoon
Englishto be in a certain statesoon
Frenchêtre dans un certain état, germersoon
Meaning
to be in a certain state or condition, or for a seed to sprout/germinate.
Good to know
used both for how something 'is/looks' (e.g. 'bimeze bite?' = how is it?) and literally for seeds sprouting.
Examples
- Ibintu bimeze neza none.Things are going well today.
- Ntabwo imbuto zamerye kubera amapfa.The seeds didn't germinate because of the drought.
- Ese ubuzima bumeze bute muri iki gihugu?How is life in this country?
- Imbuto zizamera nyuma y'iminsi mike.The seeds will germinate after a few days.
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