Kinyarwanda
kuru
KOO-roo
How to say it
KinyarwandakuruKOO-roosoon
Englishseniorsoon
Frenchaîné, important, vieux, grandsoon
Meaning
senior in age or rank, or grand and important in standing.
Good to know
an adjective agreeing with its noun class (umukuru, "the elder/boss"; ikintu kinini... note kuru itself is the root, e.g. -kuru).
Examples
- Uwo ni umukuru w'umuryango.That is the head of the family.
- Ese mukuru wanyu ari he?Where is your elder brother?
- Ntabwo ari umukuru w'iki kigo.He is not the head of this institution.
- Uzaba umukuru w'aka gace ejo hazaza.You will be the leader of this area in the future.
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