Kirundi
gushikanira
Word parts: gu-shikanira
goo-shee-kah-NEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundigushikaniragoo-shee-kah-NEE-rahsoon
Englishto offer tosoon
Frenchoffrir àsoon
Meaning
to offer or present something to someone.
Good to know
applicative form of gushikana, naming the recipient.
Examples
- Yashikaniye umukuru w'ihinga imbuto nziza.He offered the farm leader good seeds.
- Ntabwo bamushikanira ikintu na kimwe.They offered him nothing at all.
- Ese uzomushikanira iki ku musi mukuru?What will you offer him on the feast day?
- Turashikanira Imana ivyo dufise vyose.We offer God everything we have.
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