Kirundi
gukanirwa
Word parts: gu-kanirwa
goo-kah-nee-RWAH
How to say it
Kirundigukanirwagoo-kah-nee-RWAHsoon
Englishto be threatenedsoon
Frenchêtre menacésoon
Meaning
to be threatened.
Good to know
The passive of the threaten-sense of gukana.
Examples
- Yarakaniwe n'uwo bapfana.He was threatened by the man he was fighting with.
- Ntukemere gukanirwa n'abagome.Don't let yourself be threatened by criminals.
- Twarakaniwe kubera ukuri kwacu.We were threatened for telling the truth.
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