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Kirundi

kwungururuza

Word parts: kw-ungururuza

kwoo-ngoo-roo-ROO-zah

How to say it

Kirundikwungururuzakwoo-ngoo-roo-ROO-zahsoon
Englishto move forward graduallysoon
Frenchavancer petit à petitsoon

Meaning

to move ahead slowly and steadily in small stages, or to draw something out over a longer time.

Good to know

used of gradual progress, such as slowly advancing a task, a line of people, or a process.

Examples

  • Abakozi barashaka kwungururuza umurimo kugira ngo urangire neza.The workers want to move the work forward gradually so it finishes well.
  • Ntashaka kwungururuza inama iyo.He does not want to drag that meeting out.
  • Mwashaka kwungururuza ico gikorwa gute?How do you want to advance that task little by little?
  • Azookwungururuza urutonde rw'abantu buhoro buhoro.He will move the line of people forward little by little.

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