kwifasha

How to say it

Meaning

to help oneself, to manage on one's own.

Good to know

the greeting vyifashe gute?, literally "how do things help themselves?", is a common way of asking "how's it going?".

Examples

• Nifasha mu mirimo yanje ata wundi ambwiye.I manage my own work without anyone telling me.
• Ntiyifasha, arahora asaba abandi ubufasha.He doesn't manage on his own, he's always asking others for help.
• Ese vyifashe gute kw'akazi?How's it going at work?
• Azokwifasha ubwe niba nta muntu amufasha.He will manage on his own if no one helps him.

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