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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