indimi

Kinyarwanda

kuzimira

Word parts: ku-zimira

koo-zee-MEE-rah

How to say it

Kinyarwandakuzimirakoo-zee-MEE-rahsoon
Englishto be lostsoon
Frenchêtre perdu (perdre son chemin)soon

Meaning

to go missing from where one ought to be, to lose one's way or vanish from sight.

Good to know

to be lost (lose the way)

Examples

  • Umwana yazimiye mu isoko rinini.The child got lost in the big market.
  • Ese icyo gikoresho cyazimiye he?Where did that tool disappear to?
  • Ntabwo yazimiye, yari mu kindi cyumba gusa.He wasn't lost, he was just in another room.
  • Ntuzazimire iyo mvura igwa cyane.Don't get lost when the rain falls heavily.

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