indimi

Kirundi

gutwengesha

Word parts: gu-twengesha

goo-twehn-GEH-shah

How to say it

Kirundigutwengeshagoo-twehn-GEH-shahsoon
Englishto cause to laughsoon
Frenchfaire rire, plaisantersoon

Meaning

to make someone laugh, or to be joking.

Good to know

The related noun ibitwengo means laughter.

Examples

  • Uwo musore aratwengesha abagenzi biwe bose.That young man makes all his friends laugh.
  • Ese uravuga nyabo canke uratwengesha?Are you being serious or just kidding?
  • Sintwengesha ku bibazo nk'ivyo.I don't joke about matters like that.
  • Uwo mucuranyi azotwengesha abari ku muzika.That performer will make everyone at the concert laugh.

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