Kinyarwanda
kurira
Word parts: ku-rira
koo-REE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurirakoo-REE-rahsoon
Englishto weepsoon
Frenchpleurersoon
Meaning
to shed tears, to weep, usually because of sadness or pain.
Good to know
to weep, cry
Examples
- Umwana yarize amaze kugwa hasi.The child cried after falling down.
- Kuki urira none?Why are you crying today?
- Ntabwo yarize ku mazu ye, yarize hafi y'ababyeyi be.He didn't cry at the funeral, he cried near his parents.
- Ntuzarira, byose bizamera neza.Don't cry, everything will be fine.
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