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Kirundi

kunebwesha

Word parts: ku-nebwesha

koo-neh-BWEH-shah

How to say it

Kirundikunebweshakoo-neh-BWEH-shahsoon
Englishto make lazysoon
Frenchrendre paresseux, faire perdre du tempssoon

Meaning

to make someone lazy, or cause them to waste their time.

Good to know

the causative of kunebwa.

Examples

  • Iyi mikino iranebwesha abanyeshuri.These games make the students lazy.
  • Ntanebweshe abandi n'inkuru zitagira ico zimaze.Don't waste other people's time with pointless stories.
  • Ese amashusho menshi aranebwesha abana?Do too many cartoons make the children lazy?

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