Kinyarwanda
kuramba
Word parts: ku-ramba
koo-RAHM-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurambakoo-RAHM-bahsoon
Englishto live longsoon
Frenchvivre longtemps, durer longtempssoon
Meaning
to live long, or, of a thing, to last a long time.
Good to know
to live long, last long
Examples
- Sogokuru yarambye cyane, afite imyaka irenga ijana.My grandfather has lived very long; he's over a hundred years old.
- Ntabwo iyi modoka yaramba nk'uko natekerezaga.This car hasn't lasted as long as I thought.
- Ese ubucuti bwanyu buzaramba?Will your friendship last long?
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