kwirega

How to say it

Meaning

to admit one's own guilt or wrongdoing, to confess to a fault.

Good to know

reflexive of kurega (to accuse); used when someone owns up rather than blaming another.

Examples

• Ndashaka kwirega imbere ya data.I want to confess in front of my father.
• Ntiyashaka kwirega ku bibi yakoze.He didn't want to admit to the wrong he had done.
• Uragomba kwirega, si ukwihisha.You must confess, not hide.
• Bamubwiye ngo akwiye kwirega imbere y'inama.They told him he ought to confess before the council.