Kinyarwanda
kurohama
Word parts: ku-rohama
koo-roh-HAH-mah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurohamakoo-roh-HAH-mahsoon
Englishto drownsoon
Frenchse noyersoon
Meaning
to sink beneath the surface of water and not come back up, to drown.
Good to know
to drown
Examples
- Umwana yarohamye mu kiyaga, ariko baramukiza.The child drowned in the lake, but they saved him.
- Ese ubwato burarohama iyo bwuzuye abantu benshi?Does the boat sink when it's overloaded with people?
- Ntabwo yarohamye, yashoboye kwiruka mu mazi.He did not drown, he managed to swim to safety.
- Bavuze ko abantu batatu barohamye mu mwuzure.They said three people drowned in the flood.
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