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Kirundi

kuzingira

Word parts: ku-zingira

koo-zeen-GEE-rah

How to say it

Kirundikuzingirakoo-zeen-GEE-rahsoon
Englishto fold forsoon
Frenchplier poursoon

Meaning

to fold something on someone's behalf, or for a particular occasion.

Good to know

an applicative form (-ir-) of kuzinga (to fold/roll); the person benefiting from the folding, or the occasion, is expressed as the object.

Examples

  • Umukozi arashaka kuzingira umukiriya impuzu ziwe.The worker wants to fold the customer's clothes for her.
  • Ese urashobora kuzingira mama wanje iyi mikeka?Can you fold this mat for my mother?
  • Ntashobora kuzingira abantu bose ivyabo ku musi umwe.He cannot fold everyone's things for them in a single day.
  • Aragiye kuzingira umukwe impuzu z'ubukwe ejo.She is going to fold the groom's clothes for the wedding tomorrow.

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