kwijukira
kwee-joo-KEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikwijukirakwee-joo-KEE-rah
Englishto take up eagerly, turn to
Frenchs'adonner à, embrasser
Meaning
To take up an activity or a cause eagerly and give oneself to it.
Good to know
Followed by a noun or an infinitive: kwijukira inkino, to take up sport; kwijukira kurima, to turn eagerly to farming. Often used in appeals: bahimirizwa kwijukira, they are urged to take it up.
Examples
- Urwaruka rwijukiye umupira w'amaguru.Young people have eagerly taken up football.
- Abarimyi bijukiye kurima umuceri.The farmers have turned eagerly to growing rice.
- Ndabasavye mwese kwijukira ishure.I ask you all to take school to heart.
Forms
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