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Kirundi

kuganyira

Word parts: ku-ganyira

koo-gah-NYEE-rah

How to say it

Kirundikuganyirakoo-gah-NYEE-rahsoon
Englishto be anxioussoon
Frenchêtre anxieux, inquietsoon

Meaning

to be anxious, troubled, or grieving, and to complain about it.

Good to know

close in meaning to kuganya, with an added sense of voicing the complaint.

Examples

  • Araganyira abagenzi biwe amaganya yiwe.He complains to his friends about his troubles.
  • Ntaganyira abandi, aracivuga wenyene.He does not complain to others, he keeps it to himself.
  • Ese uraganyira nde ku bibazo vyawe?Who are you complaining to about your problems?
  • Azoganyira umuvyeyi wiwe ku vyamubayeko.He will voice his grief to his parent about what happened to him.

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