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Kinyarwanda

kurushaho

Word parts: ku-rushaho

koo-roo-SHAH-hoh

How to say it

Kinyarwandakurushahokoo-roo-SHAH-hohsoon
Englishto do moresoon
Frenchfaire plus, surpassersoon

Meaning

to increase in degree, to do or become even more so than before.

Good to know

typically follows another verb or adjective as an intensifier: kwiyongera kurushaho, "to increase all the more".

Examples

  • Ubukungu bw'igihugu burushaho gutera imbere.The country's economy is progressing more and more.
  • Ese ibiciro birushaho kuzamuka?Are the prices climbing higher and higher?
  • Ntabwo umubano wacu warushagaho kuba mwiza, warushagaho kuba mubi.Our relationship didn't become better, it became worse.
  • Niba tudahindutse, ibibazo bizarushaho kuba binini.If we don't change, the problems will get even bigger.

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