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Kinyarwanda

gukizwa

Word parts: gu-kizwa

goo-KEE-zwah

How to say it

Kinyarwandagukizwagoo-KEE-zwahsoon
Englishto be savedsoon
Frenchêtre sauvé, guérisoon

Meaning

to be saved, healed, or cured.

Good to know

the passive of gukiza; the subject is on the receiving end of the healing or rescue.

Examples

  • Yakijijwe n'umuganga w'inzobere.He was cured by a specialist doctor.
  • Abarwayi barakizwa buri munsi muri iri vuriro.Patients are healed every day at this clinic.
  • Ntiyakijijwe ku gihe.He was not saved in time.
  • Uzakizwa niba wubahirije amabwiriza y'umuganga.You will be cured if you follow the doctor's instructions.

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