Kinyarwanda
kurara
Word parts: ku-rara
koo-RAH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurarakoo-RAH-rahsoon
Englishto spend the nightsoon
Frenchpasser la nuitsoon
Meaning
to remain somewhere overnight, sleeping there until morning.
Good to know
also used as an auxiliary meaning 'to do all night'; distinct from kuryama (to lie down/go to sleep).
Examples
- Umukozi arara ku kazi ku wa gatandatu.The worker spends the night at work on Saturdays.
- Ese murara he mu ruzinduko rwanyu?Where do you spend the night on your trip?
- Ntabwo dutinda kurara ahandi.We do not usually spend the night elsewhere.
- Nzarara mu bwa nyina wanjye.I will spend the night at my mother's place.
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