kuririra
koo-ree-REE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuririrakoo-ree-REE-rahsoon
Englishto cry for, to mourn; to cry oversoon
Frenchpleurer (quelqu'un), pleurer sursoon
Meaning
To weep for someone or something, such as a dead relative, a lost thing or a person one longs for.
Good to know
Applicative of kurira, to cry. The person or thing wept for is the object: kuririra uwapfuye, to mourn the dead. It can also just mean to cry in a place: umwana ari kuririra mu nzu.
Examples
- Umuryango we wamuririye iminsi myinshi.His family mourned him for many days.
- Ntukaririre ibyahise, reba imbere.Don't cry over the past; look ahead.
- Umwana yatangiye kuririra nyina.The child began to cry for his mother.
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