Kirundi
kwuhagirira
Word parts: kw-uhagirira
kwoo-hah-gee-REE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikwuhagirirakwoo-hah-gee-REE-rahsoon
Englishto bathe forsoon
Frenchbaigner poursoon
Meaning
to bathe someone on behalf of someone else, or for a particular occasion.
Good to know
the applicative form (-ir-) of kwuhagira (to bathe someone); the beneficiary or occasion appears as the object.
Examples
- Umukobwa arashaka kwuhagirira umukecuru we kubera ko ari mu buremere.The girl wants to bathe her grandmother for her because she is too weak.
- Ese urashobora kwuhagirira umwana wa mushiki wanje?Can you bathe my sister's child for her?
- Ntashobora kwuhagirira umuvyeyi wiwe adafise amazi.She cannot bathe her mother for her without water.
- Aragiye kwuhagirira umukwe imbere y'umuhango.She is going to bathe the bride for the ceremony.
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