Kinyarwanda
gukinana
Word parts: gu-kinana
goo-kee-NAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukinanagoo-kee-NAH-nahsoon
Englishto play withsoon
Frenchjouer avecsoon
Meaning
to play with someone or something.
Good to know
the associative form of gukina, taking a companion or object as complement.
Examples
- Umwana arakinana n'imbwa ye.The child is playing with his dog.
- Twakinanye n'abana b'abaturanyi.We played with the neighbors' children.
- Ntukinane n'umuriro!Don't play with fire!
- Bazakinana na bagenzi babo ejo.They will play with their friends tomorrow.
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