Kirundi
kwifutanya
Word parts: kw-ifutanya
kwi-foo-TA-nya
How to say it
Kirundikwifutanyakwi-foo-TA-nyasoon
Englishto revertsoon
Frenchrégressersoon
Meaning
to go backward or decline, to grow feeble, or to act foolishly and ignorantly.
Good to know
to revert, go backward; get thinner; to act foolishly, ignorantly
Examples
- Ubushobozi bwiwe bwarifutanije uko yakura.His strength declined as he grew older.
- Ntukifutanye imbere y'abantu, ivyo urakora ntibikwiye.Don't act foolishly in front of people, what you're doing isn't fitting.
- Ese ico gikorwa cifutanije kubera iki?Why did that project regress?
- Azorushiriza kwifutanya niba adakoze uko bikwiye.He will slip further backward if he doesn't do things properly.
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