Kirundi
kugawa
Word parts: ku-gawa
ku-GA-wa
How to say it
Kirundikugawaku-GA-wasoon
Englishto be hatedsoon
Frenchêtre haïsoon
Meaning
to be hated or looked down upon by others.
Good to know
The passive of kugaya (to despise, to criticize); describes someone who is scorned.
Examples
- Yaragawe n'abaturanyi kubera inda mbi afise.He was hated by the neighbors because of his bad character.
- Ni kubera iki agawa n'abantu benshi?Why is he hated by many people?
- Ntagawa n'abamuzi neza.He is not hated by those who know him well.
- Ejo umuntu mubi azogawa n'abo mu kiyago.Tomorrow a bad person will be hated by those in the village.
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