Kirundi
kwengenga
Word parts: kw-engenga
kweh-NGEH-ngah
How to say it
Kirundikwengengakweh-NGEH-ngahsoon
Englishto rule kindlysoon
Frenchgouverner avec bontésoon
Meaning
to deal gently and kindly with someone or something, carrying it very carefully so it doesn't break or spill.
Good to know
to rule kindly; deal kindly with; to carry very carefullylest it break or spill; to be gentle ennye four
Examples
- Umuvyeyi arengenga umwana wiwe mu kumugarukira.The mother deals gently with her child when correcting him.
- Ntukengenge iki gikombe, kirashobora kumena.Handle this cup carefully, it might break.
- Ese wengenga abagenzi bawe uko bikwiye?Do you deal kindly with your companions as you should?
- Yarengenze isafuriya y'amazi ashushe kugira ntiyisuke.He carried the pot of hot water very carefully so it wouldn't spill.
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