Kirundi
umutimanama
Word parts: umu-timanama
oo-moo-tee-mah-NAH-mah
How to say it
Kirundiumutimanamaoo-moo-tee-mah-NAH-mahsoon
Englishconsciencesoon
Frenchconsciencesoon
Meaning
The inner sense of right and wrong; one's conscience.
Good to know
Class 3 noun; compound of umutima ('heart') and kumenya ('to know').
Examples
- Umutimanama wanje ntiwansaba kubeshya.My conscience wouldn't let me lie.
- Turakwiye gukurikiza umutimanama wacu.We should follow our conscience.
- Nti yagize umutimanama mwiza igihe yamwibiye.He didn't have a clean conscience when he stole from him.
- Umutimanama uzomubuza gusinzira.His conscience will keep him from sleeping.
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