Kirundi
guhuna
Word parts: gu-huna
goo-HOO-nah
How to say it
Kirundiguhunagoo-HOO-nahsoon
Englishto forget, to forsakesoon
Frenchoublier, abandonnersoon
Meaning
to forget a skill one once knew how to do, or to abandon and forsake someone.
Good to know
Covers two related senses: losing a once-known skill through disuse, and deserting a person, such as a spouse or friend.
Examples
- Arahuna gukora iyo mirimo kuko ataguma ayikora.He's forgetting how to do that work because he no longer practices it.
- Mbega uzohuna umugenzi wawe?Will you forsake your friend?
- Ntahuna abagenzi biwe na rimwe.He never forsakes his friends.
- Nimba adakomeza kubikora, azohuna ubwo buhinga.If he doesn't keep doing it, he will forget that skill.
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