Kirundi
kwiroha
Word parts: kw-iroha
kwee-ROH-hah
How to say it
Kirundikwirohakwee-ROH-hahsoon
Englishto plunge insoon
Frenchplonger dans, àsoon
Meaning
to throw oneself into danger without care for one's own safety, or to plunge into water such as a river.
Good to know
to go into danger without regard to oneself; to put into the water (river)
Examples
- Ntashaka kwiroha mu ruzi runini.I don't want to plunge into the big river.
- Yagerageje kwiroha kugira ngo akize umwana.He risked himself to save the child.
- Ntimugomba kwiroha mu bibazo bitabareba.You (all) shouldn't throw yourselves into problems that aren't yours.
- Azokwiroha mu ruzi kugira ngo arobanure inkweto ziwe?Will he plunge into the river to fetch his shoes?
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