Kirundi
kwigungagiza
Word parts: kw-igungagiza
kwi-goo-nga-GEE-za
How to say it
Kirundikwigungagizakwi-goo-nga-GEE-zasoon
Englishto be selfishsoon
Frenchêtre égoïste, avaresoon
Meaning
to be habitually selfish, keeping things for oneself as a settled habit.
Good to know
to be selfish
Examples
- Uwo mugabo yigungagiza, ntahora agabana ivyiwe.That man is always selfish, he never shares what's his.
- Ntukigungagize imbere y'abavyeyi bawe.Don't be selfish in front of your parents.
- Ese uwo musore yigungagiza kuva kera?Has that young man always been so selfish?
- Bavuze ko azokwigungagiza niba adatoreza.They said he would keep being selfish if he isn't corrected.
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