Kirundi
kwunguza
Word parts: kw-unguza
kwoo-NGOO-zah
How to say it
Kirundikwunguzakwoo-NGOO-zahsoon
Englishto cause to increasesoon
Frenchfaire augmentersoon
Meaning
to make an amount or quantity grow larger by one's own action.
Good to know
the causative of kwungura (to increase); the subject actively makes something grow.
Examples
- Ishirahamwe rirashaka kwunguza imisoro y'abanyagihugu.The company wants to increase the citizens' taxes.
- Ntashaka kwunguza igiciro c'ibiribwa.He does not want to raise the price of food.
- Ushaka kwunguza iki mu mushahara wacu?What do you want to increase in our salary?
- Azookwunguza umubare w'abakozi umwaka utaha.He will increase the number of workers next year.
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