Kirundi
kwikinga
Word parts: kw-ikinga
kwi-KEE-nga
How to say it
Kirundikwikingakwi-KEE-ngasoon
Englishto hide behindsoon
Frenchse cacher derrièresoon
Meaning
to shelter or hide oneself behind something.
Good to know
to hide behind
Examples
- Yikinze inyuma y'urukuta igihe imvura yatanguraga.He sheltered behind the wall when the rain started.
- Ntukikinge inyuma y'ivyaha vy'abandi.Don't hide yourself behind others' faults.
- Ese wikinze he igihe imvura yaje?Where did you shelter when the rain came?
- Azokwikinga inyuma y'igiti kugira ngo atarasa n'imvura.He will shelter behind the tree so as not to be soaked by the rain.
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