Kinyarwanda
agahinda
Word parts: aga-hinda
ah-gah-HEE-ndah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaagahindaah-gah-HEE-ndahsoon
Englishsorrowsoon
Frenchtristessesoon
Meaning
a deep feeling of sadness, especially over a loss; sorrow or grief.
Good to know
commonly used for personal grief and mourning, often paired with kubabara (to suffer).
Examples
- Agahinda karamufashe amaze kubura se.Grief overcame him after he lost his father.
- Nta muntu udafite agahinda mu buzima.No one is without sorrow in life.
- Uragira agahinda kubera iki?Why are you feeling sorrow?
- Amaze igihe afite agahinda kubera urupfu rwa nyina.He has been grieving for a while because of his mother's death.
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