Kirundi
kumokeshwa
Word parts: ku-mokeshwa
ku-mo-KE-shwa
How to say it
Kirundikumokeshwaku-mo-KE-shwasoon
Englishto be goadedsoon
Frenchêtre poussé à criersoon
Meaning
to be caused or provoked to shout out or call out loudly.
Good to know
a passive-causative form used when someone is startled or provoked into shouting.
Examples
- Umwana yaramokeshejwe n'inzoka yabonye.The child was made to shout by the snake he saw.
- Ni iki camokeshe uwo mugabo?What made that man cry out?
- Ntawamokeshejwe n'urwo rusaku.No one was made to shout by that noise.
- Nimba habaye ikintu kibi, uzomokeshwa.If something bad happens, you will be made to cry out.
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