kwijajara

How to say it

Meaning

to die a wretched death, said scornfully of a person held in contempt.

Good to know

a rude, scornful term used of someone the speaker despises, not a neutral word for death.

Examples

• Bavuze ko uwo mugambanyi yijajaye ku nzira.They said that traitor died a wretched death on the road.
• Ntibivugwa ku muntu wese, ni ijambo ribabaza.It isn't said of just anyone, it's a harsh word.
• Ese ni ukuri koko yijajaye nk'uko babivuga?Is it true he really died so wretchedly, as they say?
• Bararakaye kubera ko yavuze ko azokwijajara.They were furious because he said the other would die a wretched death.

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