kurenza
koo-REH-nzah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurenzakoo-REH-nzah
Englishto exceed, to go beyond; more than
Frenchdépasser ; plus que
Meaning
To go past a limit, an amount or another person, or to make something go beyond it. As a linking word it means more than: arakora kurenza abandi, he works more than the others.
Good to know
Causative of kurenga, to go beyond; the past is yarengeje. It is common in comparisons: byiza kurenza, better than; kurusha is used the same way.
Examples
- Ntugomba kurenza umuvuduko wemewe mu mujyi.You must not go over the speed limit in town.
- Uyu mwaka imvura yaguye kurenza umwaka ushize.This year more rain fell than last year.
- Yarengeje igihe yari yahawe cyo kuvuga.He went over the time he was given to speak.
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