kugeramira
koo-geh-rah-MEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikugeramirakoo-geh-rah-MEE-rahsoon
Englishto endanger, to threatensoon
Frenchmenacer, mettre en dangersoon
Meaning
To put a person, a place or a thing at risk of harm, as a disease, hunger or conflict does.
Good to know
Mostly passive: bageramiwe n'inzara, they are threatened by hunger. What threatens follows na.
Examples
- Ikigoyi kigeramira abanyagihugu bo muri iyo ntara.Famine threatens the people of that province.
- Abana bageramiwe n'ingwara ya malariya.Children are at risk from malaria.
Forms
bigeramiwe, kugeramirwa (passive of kugeramira, to endanger)
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