gukenera
goo-keh-NEH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukeneragoo-keh-NEH-rah
Englishto need
Frenchavoir besoin
Meaning
To need something, to require it because one lacks it or cannot do without it.
Good to know
Takes a direct object: gukenera amafaranga, to need money; gukenera ubufasha, to need help. The present is usually nkeneye, I need, and ibikenewe are the things needed.
Examples
- Nkeneye amafaranga yo kwishyura ishuri.I need money to pay the school fees.
- Abarwayi bakenera ubufasha buri munsi.Patients need help every day.
- Umubiri ukenera amazi ahagije buri munsi.The body needs enough water every day.
The same word in
Forms
abakenera, acyeneye, adakeneye, akenerwa, akeneye, azakenera, bacyeneye, badakeneye, bakeneye, bazakenera (they, future of gukenera: will need), hacyenewe, hakenewe, rikeneye (it (class 5), perfect of gukenera: needs), rukenewe, ukeneye, yakenera, zikenera
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