Kinyarwanda
guhora
Word parts: gu-hora
goo-HOH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguhoragoo-HOH-rahai
Englishto alwaysai
Frenchrefroidir (int.), être tranquilleai
Meaning
to calm down, to become quiet or still.
Good to know
also used as an auxiliary before another verb to mean 'always, continually', as in guhora avuga, 'he is always talking'.
Examples
- Umwana yarahoze arira.The child calmed down and stopped crying.
- Arahora avuga ibinyoma.He is always telling lies.
- Ntiyahoze n'umwe mu bo yavuganye.He did not calm down with any of those he spoke to.
- Uzahora witonda niba ushaka kwiga neza.You will need to stay calm if you want to study well.
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