kure

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Meaning

at a great distance, far away from where one is.

Good to know

an adverb, not a verb; often paired with a locative like kure ya ("far from").

Examples

• Iwabo ni kure cyane y'aha.His home is very far from here.
• Uratuye kure y'ishuri?Do you live far from school?
• Ntabwo atuye kure, aba hafi y'isoko.He doesn't live far, he lives near the market.
• Twagiye kure kurusha uko twari tubitekereje.We went farther than we had thought.

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