kwisunga
kwee-SOO-ngah
How to say it
Kirundikwisungakwee-SOO-ngah
Englishto rely on, go by, follow
Frenchs'appuyer sur, se fonder sur, suivre
Meaning
To lean on someone or something for support, and in formal texts to follow a rule, a law or an example as one's guide.
Good to know
Takes a direct object: kwisunga amategeko, to follow the law. The form twisunze at the start of a sentence means 'according to' or 'based on'.
Examples
- Abacamanza bategerezwa kwisunga amategeko y'igihugu.Judges must follow the laws of the country.
- Umwana yisunga abavyeyi biwe iyo ashavuye.A child leans on his parents when he is sad.
- Twisunze ivyo mwatubwiye, turahindura umugambi.Based on what you told us, we are changing the plan.
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Forms
atisunze, azokwisunga, bisunze, hatisunzwe, ryisunze, twisunze, wisunze, yisunge, yisunze
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