kwima

How to say it

Meaning

to refuse to give something, to withhold or deny it.

Good to know

the idiom kwima ku ngoma, "to withhold at the throne," is used for a king coming to power, i.e. ascending to the throne.

Examples

• Yamye umukene amahera yasavye.He refused to give the poor man the money he had asked for.
• Ntukime abana bawe ivyo bakeneye.Don't withhold from your children what they need.
• Ese uwo mwami yimye ku ngoma ryari?When did that king come to the throne?
• Azokwima kwiyemera niba adakosowe.He will keep refusing to admit fault if he isn't corrected.

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