kuvuga ndavuga

How to say it

Meaning

the first-person singular present-tense form of kuvuga (to speak), meaning "I speak" or "I am speaking.".

Good to know

shown here as a conjugation example; the prefix nda- marks first-person singular present, as opposed to ura- (you speak) or ara- (he/she speaks).

Examples

• Ndavuga Ikirundi kandi nkavuga n'Igifaransa.I speak Kirundi and I also speak French.
• Ese wumva iyo ndavuga buhoro?Do you understand when I speak slowly?
• Ndavuga ntyo kubera ko ndashaka ko bantahura neza.I speak this way because I want to be understood clearly.
• Igihe ndavuga imbere y'abantu benshi, ntera ubwoba.When I speak in front of many people, I get nervous.

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