Kinyarwanda
amakenga
ah-mah-KEH-ngah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaamakengaah-mah-KEH-ngahsoon
Englishsuspicionssoon
Frenchsoupçonssoon
Meaning
feelings of distrust or doubt about someone; suspicion.
Good to know
suspicions, suspects
Examples
- Afite amakenga ku mugabo we.She has suspicions about her husband.
- Amakenga ye yaje kuba impamo.His suspicions turned out to be true.
- Ntugire amakenga ku bantu utazi neza.Don't be suspicious of people you don't know well.
- Amakenga menshi yamugoye kwizera abandi.A lot of suspicion made it hard for him to trust others.
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