Kirundi
gusinzikara
Word parts: gu-sinzikara
goo-seen-zee-KAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundigusinzikaragoo-seen-zee-KAH-rahsoon
Englishto suffer muchsoon
Frenchbeaucoup souffrirsoon
Meaning
to suffer greatly.
Good to know
used for intense, sustained suffering.
Examples
- Umurwayi arasinzikara kubera ubukene.The sick man suffers greatly because of poverty.
- Ntabwo dukwiye kureka abana bakasinzikara.We should not let children suffer like that.
- Ese warasinzikaye kubera iki?Why did you suffer so much?
- Abasigaye bazosinzikara niba nta mfashanyo bahawe.The rest will suffer greatly if they get no help.
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