Kirundi
gusonzesha
Word parts: gu-sonzesha
goo-sohn-ZEH-shah
How to say it
Kirundigusonzeshagoo-sohn-ZEH-shahsoon
Englishto starve someonesoon
Frenchaffamersoon
Meaning
to cause someone to go without food, making them hungry.
Good to know
the causative form of gusonza (to be hungry).
Examples
- Ntawe agomba gusonzesha abana.No one should starve children.
- Ese ivyizigiro bibi bisonzesha abaturage?Do bad harvests leave the people hungry?
- Ntasonzesha umuryango wiwe.He doesn't let his family go hungry.
- Amapfa azosonzesha igihugu niba imvura itagwa.The drought will bring hunger to the country if the rain doesn't fall.
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