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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