gukesha
goo-KEH-shah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukeshagoo-KEH-shahsoon
Meaning
To have something because of someone or something else, and so to owe it to them. It also means to stay awake the whole night.
Good to know
What is owed comes first and the source after: mbikesha ababyeyi, I owe it to my parents. In the news, dukesha iyi nkuru names the source of a story. Gukesha ijoro is to spend the night awake.
Examples
- Ubuzima bwanjye mbukesha abaganga banyitayeho.I owe my life to the doctors who cared for me.
- Ikipe ikesha intsinzi yayo umutoza mushya.The team owes its victory to the new coach.
- Twakesheje ijoro ryose dusenga.We stayed up the whole night praying.
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Forms
abikesha, abikesheje, babikesha, dukesha, gikesha, tubikesha
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