Kirundi
kwiyambagura
Word parts: kw-iyambagura
kwi-ya-mba-GU-ra
How to say it
Kirundikwiyambagurakwi-ya-mba-GU-rasoon
Englishto torment oneself with griefsoon
Frenchse tourmenter de chagrinsoon
Meaning
to bustle about anxiously, especially to scramble to find food for unexpected guests.
Good to know
can also describe tormenting oneself with grief.
Examples
- Umugore yagerageje kwiyambagura kugira aha abashitsi ico kurya.The woman scrambled anxiously to find something to feed the unexpected guests.
- Ntashaka kwiyambagura ku bantu bataramenyesheje ko baza.I don't want to fuss anxiously over people who didn't announce they were coming.
- Uzokwiyambagura gute ku bashitsi bose baje ata tegurwa?How will you scramble to handle all the guests who arrived unannounced?
- Agomba kwiyambagura kugira ntihagire uwusigara ata co arya.He must bustle about anxiously so that no one is left without food.
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