Kirundi
kwirekera
Word parts: kw-irekera
kwee-reh-KEH-rah
How to say it
Kirundikwirekerakwee-reh-KEH-rahsoon
Englishto stop of one's own accordsoon
Frenchs'arrêter de son plein grésoon
Meaning
to stop doing something voluntarily, without being told to.
Good to know
to stop of one's own accord
Examples
- Ndashaka kwirekera imbere y'uko bindwaza.I want to stop on my own before it harms me.
- Ntiyashaka kwirekera ku bijanye n'itabi.He didn't want to quit smoking on his own accord.
- Nawe rero uragomba kwirekera.You too must stop of your own accord.
- Twagerageje kwirekera ariko ntibyoroshe.We tried to stop on our own but it wasn't easy.
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