gukingira

How to say it

Meaning

to protect someone from harm or illness, whether physically, as with a shield, or medically, as with a vaccine.

Good to know

Covers both physical protection, like shielding, and medical protection, like vaccination.

Examples

• Umuganga arakingira abana indwara.The doctor vaccinates the children against disease.
• Mbega abana banyu barakingira indwara ya poliyo?Are your children protected against polio?
• Ntawukingira uwatinye gukingirwa.No one protects someone who refuses to be vaccinated.
• Bazokingira abana bose mu kwezi guteha.They will vaccinate all the children next month.