guhanira
goo-hah-NEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguhaniragoo-hah-NEE-rah
Englishto punish for (a wrong)
Frenchpunir pour
Meaning
To punish someone for a particular wrong, or in a particular place or way.
Good to know
Applicative of guhana, to punish. The wrong follows directly: guhanira umwana ikosa, to punish a child for a mistake. The passive guhanirwa is to be punished for.
Examples
- Mwarimu yamuhaniye gutinda ku ishuri.The teacher punished him for being late to school.
- Amategeko ahanira ruswa igihano cy'igifungo.The law punishes corruption with a prison sentence.
- Si byiza guhanira umwana ikosa atakoze.It is not right to punish a child for a mistake he did not make.
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