Kirundi
abahirwe
Word parts: aba-hirwe
ah-bah-HEER-weh
How to say it
Kirundiabahirweah-bah-HEER-wehsoon
Englishfortunate peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes chanceusessoon
Meaning
people who experience good fortune, often succeeding without much difficulty.
Good to know
plural of umuhirwe (umu-/aba- class).
Examples
- Abahirwe baronse akazi keza.The fortunate people got good jobs.
- Abahirwe ni bande muri iki kiganiro?Who are the fortunate ones in this contest?
- Abahirwe ntibigera bahura n'ingorane nyinshi.Fortunate people rarely run into much hardship.
- Abahirwe bazoronka impano.The fortunate ones will receive gifts.
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