Kinyarwanda
gukiranirwa
Word parts: gu-kiranirwa
goo-kee-rah-NEE-rwah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukiranirwagoo-kee-rah-NEE-rwahsoon
Englishto be wickedsoon
Frenchêtre méchantsoon
Meaning
to be wicked, morally corrupt.
Good to know
a strong moral and religious term for persistent wrongdoing.
Examples
- Uwo mugabo arakiranirwa cyane.That man is very wicked.
- Bakiranirwaga batazi Imana.They were wicked, not knowing God.
- Ntabwo bakiranirwa bose bahindutse.Not all the wicked changed.
- Uzakiranirwa niba ukurikiye iyo nzira.You will become wicked if you follow that path.
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