indimi

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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