Kirundi
gusesereza
Word parts: gu-sesereza
goo-seh-seh-REH-zah
How to say it
Kirundiguseserezagoo-seh-seh-REH-zahsoon
Englishto penetrate the skinsoon
Frenchpénétrer la peau (comme une épine)soon
Meaning
to dig or pierce painfully under the skin, especially under a fingernail; figuratively, to hurt someone's feelings deeply.
Good to know
has both a literal, physical sense and a figurative, emotional one.
Examples
- Ubushishwa burasesereza munsi y'urwara rw'urutoke.A splinter digs painfully under the fingernail.
- Amajambo yiwe yarasesereje umutima wanje.His words wounded my feelings deeply.
- Ntawushaka gusesereza abandi amajambo abababaza.No one wants to wound others with hurtful words.
- Ayo majambo azosesereza umutima w'uwayumva.Those words will hurt the heart of whoever hears them.
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