Kirundi
kugeza
Word parts: ku-geza
ku-GE-za
How to say it
Kirundikugezaku-GE-zasoon
Englishto trysoon
Frenchessayer, tester, tentersoon
Meaning
to try or test something, making an effort to see how it turns out, or to bring or escort a person or thing all the way to a fixed point.
Good to know
the phrase kugeza aho means 'until' or 'up to the point where'; also used for tempting someone.
Examples
- Turagerageza kugeza iki gikorwa.We are making an effort to try this task.
- Yantwaye kugeza ku muhana wanje.He escorted me all the way to my house.
- Icaha kirageza umuntu mu makosa.Sin tempts a person into wrongdoing.
- Ntitwashoboye kugeza aho twari twagenewe.We could not get all the way to where we were headed.
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