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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