Kirundi
gukengerwa
Word parts: gu-kengerwa
goo-kehn-GEH-rwah
How to say it
Kirundigukengerwagoo-kehn-GEH-rwahsoon
Englishto be despisedsoon
Frenchêtre méprisé, haïsoon
Meaning
to be despised or hated.
Good to know
The passive of gukengera.
Examples
- Yarakengewe n'abo bari kumwe.He was despised by those he was with.
- Ntawushaka gukengerwa n'abaturanyi biwe.No one wants to be despised by their neighbors.
- Barakengewe kubera ubukene bwabo.They were despised because of their poverty.
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