kurusha
koo-ROO-shah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurushakoo-ROO-shah
Englishto surpass; more than
Frenchsurpasser, dépasser ; plus que
Meaning
To be greater or better than someone or something. Before a noun or a verb it is the usual way to say more than: kurusha abandi, more than the others.
Good to know
The person surpassed is the object and the quality follows: arusha murumuna we uburebure, he is taller than his younger brother. Kurusha ibindi means above all, and kurushaho is to do even more.
Examples
- Uyu mwaka twasaruye byinshi kurusha umwaka ushize.This year we harvested more than last year.
- Kigali irusha indi mijyi abaturage.Kigali has more people than the other cities.
- Ugomba gukora cyane kurushaho.You must work even harder.
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Forms
amurusha, arushwa, bamurusha, irushwa, iyirusha, kukurusha (kurusha, to surpass, with the object you), umurusha
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