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Kirundi

kwuhagirana

Word parts: kw-uhagirana

kwoo-hah-gee-RAH-nah

How to say it

Kirundikwuhagiranakwoo-hah-gee-RAH-nahsoon
Englishto bathe each othersoon
Frenchse baigner mutuellementsoon

Meaning

for two or more people to bathe one another.

Good to know

the reciprocal form (-an-) of kwuhagira (to bathe someone); typically used of small children washed together, or of caregivers.

Examples

  • Abana bato barashaka kwuhagirana mu gitondo.The little children want to bathe each other in the morning.
  • Ese abo bavukanyi barauhagirana buri musi?Do those siblings bathe each other every day?
  • Ntibuhagirana kuko bakuze bagatandukana.They no longer bathe each other now that they've grown up and are apart.
  • Baragiye kwuhagirana ku ruzi nk'uko basanzwe bakora.They are going to bathe each other at the river, as they usually do.

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