Kinyarwanda
kurorera
Word parts: ku-rorera
koo-roh-REH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurorerakoo-roh-REH-rahsoon
Englishto stopsoon
Frencharrêter, éteindresoon
Meaning
to pause and stay put, holding off from continuing on.
Good to know
to stop
Examples
- Abagenzi bareze aho kugira ngo babone imvura ihita.The travelers stopped there to wait for the rain to pass.
- Ese muzarorera hano kugeza ryari?How long will you all stay stopped here?
- Ntabwo twarorereye, twakomeje urugendo ako kanya.We didn't stop, we continued the journey right away.
- Rorera gato, ndashaka kukubwira ikintu.Stop for a moment, I want to tell you something.
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