Kirundi
kudidagizwa
Word parts: ku-didagizwa
koo-dee-dah-GEE-zwah
How to say it
Kirundikudidagizwakoo-dee-dah-GEE-zwahsoon
Englishto poundsoon
Frenchbattre fort (cœur)soon
Meaning
for the heart to pound.
Good to know
close in meaning to kudidagira; causative-passive shading toward an external cause.
Examples
- Umutima wiwe uradidagizwa n'ubwoba.His heart is pounding from fear.
- Ntidagizwa n'akazi gatoya.It does not pound from small exertion.
- Ese umutima wawe waradidagijwe n'iki?What made your heart pound?
- Uzodidagizwa niwumva ivyo bimubayeko.It will pound if he hears what happened to him.
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