Kirundi
kwungurwa
Word parts: kw-ungurwa
kwoo-NGOO-rwah
How to say it
Kirundikwungurwakwoo-NGOO-rwahsoon
Englishto be increasedsoon
Frenchêtre augmentésoon
Meaning
to have something made greater or added to, done to oneself by another.
Good to know
the passive form of kwungura (to increase); used when the subject receives an increase rather than causing one.
Examples
- Umukozi arashaka kwungurwa umushahara.The worker wants to have his salary increased.
- Ntabwo bipfuza kwungurwa umutwaro.They do not wish to have their workload increased.
- Ushaka kwungurwa iki?What do you want to have increased?
- Azookwungurwa umugabane we uko umwaka utashye.His share will be increased once the year ends.
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