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Kirundi

kugendesha

Word parts: ku-gendesha

ku-gen-DE-sha

How to say it

Kirundikugendeshaku-gen-DE-shasoon
Englishto drivesoon
Frenchconduiresoon

Meaning

to cause a person, animal, or vehicle to move or walk; to drive or operate something.

Good to know

the causative form of kugenda ('to go, to walk'); used both for making someone walk and for driving a car or running a machine.

Examples

  • Data agendesha imodoka buri munsi.My father drives a car every day.
  • Ushobora kugendesha iyi mashini?Can you operate this machine?
  • Umuvyeyi ntiyashoboye kugendesha umwana wiwe kubera ubuzima bubi.The parent could not help her child walk because of poor health.
  • Ejo tuzogendesha iyi moto nshasha.Tomorrow we will drive this new motorcycle.

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