kwigumira
kwee-goo-MEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwigumirakwee-goo-MEE-rah
Englishto stay on, to just stay
Frenchrester, rester tranquillement
Meaning
To stay where one is and not leave, or to keep on as one is, often by one's own choice.
Good to know
Reflexive applicative of kuguma, to stay. Yigumiye mu rugo means he just stayed at home.
Examples
- Aho kujya mu mujyi, yahisemo kwigumira mu cyaro.Instead of going to town, he chose to stay on in the countryside.
- Imvura imaze kugwa, twigumiye mu nzu.Once the rain had started, we just stayed indoors.
- Yigumiye iwabo nyuma y'amashuri.He stayed on at his parents' home after school.
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