Kirundi
kwirahuruza
Word parts: kw-irahuruza
kwi-ra-hoo-ROO-za
How to say it
Kirundikwirahuruzakwi-ra-hoo-ROO-zasoon
Englishto fail to keep a vowsoon
Frenchmanquer à un vœusoon
Meaning
to fail to keep a vow, to end up doing the very thing one swore not to do.
Good to know
to fail to keep a vow; to do that which you declared you wouldn't
Examples
- Yirahuruje amaze kwemera indagano yari yaravuze atazokora.He broke his vow by doing the very thing he had sworn not to do.
- Ntukirahuruze, ntibikwiye kuvuga icu utazokora.Don't break your vow, it's not right to promise what you won't keep.
- Ese kubera iki yirahuruje indagano yiwe?Why did he break the vow he made?
- Azokwirahuruza niba adashikamye ku vyo yiyemeje.He will end up breaking his own vow if he doesn't stay firm to what he committed to.
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