Kinyarwanda
guhinyuka
Word parts: gu-hinyuka
goo-heen-YOO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguhinyukagoo-heen-YOO-kahsoon
Englishto displeasesoon
Frenchdéplaire, décevoir, être infidèlesoon
Meaning
to disappoint or let someone down, to prove unfaithful.
Good to know
describes behavior that breaks another person's trust or an earlier promise.
Examples
- Yahinyutse abamwizeraga bose.He disappointed everyone who trusted him.
- Arahinyuka buri gihe asezeranya ibyo adashobora.He lets people down every time he promises what he cannot do.
- Ntiyigeze ahinyuka mu murimo we.He never proved unfaithful in his work.
- Uzahinyuka nk'uko yabigenje?Will you be unfaithful the way he was?
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