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Kirundi

kubeshaho

Word parts: ku-beshaho

koo-beh-SHAH-hoh

How to say it

Kirundikubeshahokoo-beh-SHAH-hohsoon
Englishto cause to livesoon
Frenchfaire vivre, donner la vie à (de kuba)soon

Meaning

to give life to someone, or to keep them alive.

Good to know

from kuba, to be.

Examples

  • Imana irabesha ivyaremwe vyose.God gives life to everything that was created.
  • Ese ivyo biryo bizobabesha?Will that food keep them alive?
  • Ntibyabeshe abarwayi bose, benshi barapfuye.It didn't keep all the patients alive, many died.
  • Umuganga yarabeshe uwo mwana afise indwara yiremye.The doctor saved that child's life from the serious illness.

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