Kirundi
kugeragezwa
Word parts: ku-geragezwa
ku-ge-ra-GE-zwa
How to say it
Kirundikugeragezwaku-ge-ra-GE-zwasoon
Englishto be temptedsoon
Frenchêtre tenté, être versésoon
Meaning
to be put to the test or lured toward doing wrong; to be tempted.
Good to know
the passive form of kugerageza (to test, to try); often used in a religious or moral sense of being tempted to sin.
Examples
- Yesu yarageragejwe n'umwanzi mu bugaragwa.Jesus was tempted by the enemy in the wilderness.
- Ntitwipfuza kugeragezwa no gukora ikibi.We do not wish to be tempted to do evil.
- Warigeze ugeragezwa gusahura?Have you ever been tempted to steal?
- Nimba dusenga, ntituzogeragezwa vy'inzitane.If we pray, we will not be tempted beyond measure.
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