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Kirundi

kwononera

Word parts: kw-ononera

koh-noh-NEH-rah

How to say it

Kirundikwononerakoh-noh-NEH-rahsoon
Englishto damage atsoon
Frenchendommager à, poursoon

Meaning

to cause damage to someone, or in a particular place.

Good to know

applicative of kwonona.

Examples

  • Ntashaka kwononera abandi ibikoresho vyabo.I don't want to damage other people's belongings.
  • Impene zagerageje kwononera abaturanyi umurima.The goats ended up damaging the neighbors' garden.
  • Ntibikwiye kwononera abakene ibyabo bike.It's not right to damage the little that poor people have.
  • Uzokwononera nde iyi shashi niba udayifashe uburyo?Whose plot will you damage if you don't handle this carefully?

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