kurangira
koo-rah-NGEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurangirakoo-rah-NGEE-rah
Englishto end, to come to an end, to be over
Frenchse terminer, finir, prendre fin
Meaning
To come to its end, said of an event, a period, a match or a supply. Byaje kurangira often means in the end, as it turned out.
Good to know
It is intransitive: umukino urangiye, the match is over. To finish something is kurangiza. Past: byarangiye, it is over; ntibirarangira, it is not over yet.
Examples
- Umukino warangiye amakipe yombi anganya.The match ended in a draw.
- Umwaka w'amashuri uzarangira muri Nyakanga.The school year will end in July.
- Ndategereje ko imvura irangira kugira ngo ntahe.I am waiting for the rain to stop so I can go home.
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Forms
birangire, bizarangira, bwarangiye, byarangiye, byararangiye, cyarangiye, ikazarangira, irangire, itarangiye, karangiye, kizarangira, kuzarangira
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