Kirundi
kwiriza
Word parts: kw-iriza
kwee-REE-zah
How to say it
Kirundikwirizakwee-REE-zahsoon
Englishto cause oneself to weepsoon
Frenchse faire pleurer, pleurer sans raisonsoon
Meaning
to make oneself cry, or to weep without any real cause.
Good to know
causative-reflexive of kurira (to weep).
Examples
- Ndabona ashaka kwiriza atagira imvo.I can see he wants to cry over nothing.
- Ntiyashaka kwiriza imbere y'abandi.He didn't want to make himself weep in front of others.
- Kubera iki ushaka kwiriza udafise impamvu?Why do you want to cry without a reason?
- Yavuze ati: 'Sinshaka kwiriza.'She said: 'I don't want to make myself cry.'
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