Kirundi
gukanga
Word parts: gu-kanga
goo-KAHN-gah
How to say it
Kirundigukangagoo-KAHN-gahsoon
Englishto scaresoon
Frencheffrayersoon
Meaning
to scare or frighten someone, or to be shiny, as silk cloth is.
Good to know
to scare, frighten; to be shiny (as silk cloth)
Examples
- Igikoko carakanze umwana.The insect frightened the child.
- Iyi mpuzu irakanga cane mu zuba.This cloth is very shiny in the sun.
- Ntukange abantu n'inkuru z'ibinyoma.Don't frighten people with false rumors.
- Yarakanze abagenzi biwe ashatse kubaseka.He scared his friends, meaning to make them laugh.
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