Kirundi
guhakwa
Word parts: gu-hakwa
gu-HA-kwa
How to say it
Kirundiguhakwagu-HA-kwasoon
Englishto narrowly escapesoon
Frenchéchapper de justessesoon
Meaning
to nearly meet with an accident but barely escape it, or to be similar to something without being exactly the same.
Good to know
verb guhakwa; used both for narrowly avoiding danger and for describing a close resemblance.
Examples
- Yarahatse impanuka y'imodoka.He narrowly escaped a car accident.
- Ese uyu mwana ahakwa se wiwe?Does this child resemble his father?
- Ntawuhakwa uwo muvyeyi mu maso.No one resembles that parent's face.
- Tuzohakwa akaga niba tutitondeye.We will narrowly escape danger if we're not careful.
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