guhebera
goo-heh-BEH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguheberagoo-heh-BEH-rahsoon
Englishto give up on, to abandon (to fate)soon
Frenchabandonner (à son sort), renoncersoon
Meaning
To stop trying and leave someone or something to its fate, above all in the saying guhebera urwaje, to give up all hope.
Good to know
Applicative of guheba, to give up on. Guhebera urwaje is the usual phrase. The reflexive kwihebera means to give oneself wholly to something: kwihebera umuziki, to devote oneself to music.
Examples
- Abaganga ntibigeze bahebera urwaje uwo murwayi.The doctors never gave up on that patient.
- Nubwo yatsinzwe kenshi, ntiyahebeye urwaje.Although he failed many times, he did not give up hope.
- Ntukwiye guhebera urwaje, ejo hazaza ni heza.You should not give up hope; the future is bright.
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