kwirengera

How to say it

Meaning

to carry a load on one's own head without steadying it with the hands, and by extension, to take on a duty or burden oneself.

Good to know

an infinitive verb (kwi- class); the extended, figurative sense ("to take responsibility") is now the more common use in everyday speech.

Examples

• Umukuru w'umuryango arashaka kwirengera ivyago vy'umwana wiwe.The head of the family wants to take responsibility for his child's troubles.
• Ese urashobora kwirengera ico gikorwa wenyene?Can you take responsibility for that task alone?
• Ntashobora kwirengera ivyaha atakoze.He cannot take responsibility for wrongs he did not commit.
• Aragiye kwirengera imishinga yose y'iki kigo.He is going to take responsibility for all this office's projects.