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Kirundi

kwizigira

Word parts: kw-izigira

kwee-zee-GEE-rah

How to say it

Kirundikwizigirakwee-zee-GEE-rahsoon
Englishto believesoon
Frenchcroire, se fier àsoon

Meaning

to have confidence and hope in someone or something.

Good to know

close in meaning to kwizera, often used interchangeably.

Examples

  • Ndashaka kwizigira ko igihe kizoza kiza.I want to hold onto hope that a better time will come.
  • Ntiyashaka kwizigira abantu yatakaje icizigiro.He no longer wanted to place confidence in people he had lost trust in.
  • Uragomba kwizigira Imana mu bihe bigoye.You should trust in God during hard times.
  • Twagerageje kwizigira naho ibintu vyari bigoye.We tried to keep hoping even though things were difficult.

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