Kinyarwanda
kurasa
Word parts: ku-rasa
koo-RAH-sah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurasakoo-RAH-sahsoon
Englishto shoot with arrowsoon
Frenchtirer à l'arc, se leversoon
Meaning
to fire a projectile (an arrow or a bullet) at a target, or, of the sun, to rise and cast its first light.
Good to know
two senses in one verb: the hunting/shooting sense and the poetic sense used of the sun (izuba rirasa).
Examples
- Umuhigi yarashe inzuki maze irahanuka.The hunter shot the arrow and it brought the bird down.
- Izuba riraka ryarasaga hejuru y'imisozi.That morning the sun was rising over the hills.
- Ntabwo umusirikare yarashe, yaje kubura amasasu.The soldier didn't fire, he had run out of bullets.
- Uzarasa ryari, izuba ryarageze hejuru?When will you fire, the sun is already high?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.