kwishinga
kwee-SHEE-ngah
How to say it
Kirundikwishingakwee-SHEE-ngah
Englishto take on, to commit oneself to
Frenchs'engager à, prendre en charge
Meaning
To take a task or a responsibility upon oneself and promise to carry it out.
Good to know
The past is yishinze: igikorwa yishinze, the task he took on; komine yishinze kumuvuza, the commune undertook to pay for his treatment.
Examples
- Yishinze kurihira abana b'impfuvyi amashure.He committed himself to paying school fees for the orphans.
- Ishirahamwe ryacu ryishinze gufasha abarimyi.Our association has undertaken to help farmers.
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