Kinyarwanda
kurokoka
Word parts: ku-rokoka
koo-roh-KOH-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurokokakoo-roh-KOH-kahsoon
Englishto be savedsoon
Frenchêtre sauvé, guérisoon
Meaning
to come through great danger alive, to be saved or to survive.
Good to know
to be saved, delivered
Examples
- Abagenzi barokotse impanuka y'imodoka.The passengers survived the car accident.
- Ese warokotse iki cyorezo cyose?Did you survive this whole epidemic?
- Ntabwo bose barokotse umwuzure.Not everyone survived the flood.
- Turashimira ko twarokotse iyo ngorane.We are grateful that we came through that ordeal alive.
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