Kirundi
kujakarira
Word parts: ku-jakarira
ku-ja-ka-RI-ra
How to say it
Kirundikujakariraku-ja-ka-RI-rasoon
Englishto be servant tosoon
Frenchêtre domestique desoon
Meaning
to serve someone in a subordinate or servile role, to be at someone's service.
Good to know
carries a connotation of subservience or low social status; can be used disparagingly.
Examples
- Uwo mugabo yajakariye abazungu imyaka myinshi.That man served the whites for many years.
- Uragomba kujakarira uwundi kugira ubeho?Must you serve someone else in order to live?
- Ntabwo nzokwemera kujakarira uwundi muntu.I will not agree to be a servant to another person.
- Bamwe barakijakarira abakire kugeza n'ubu.Some still serve the rich to this day.
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