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Kinyarwanda

gukongeza

Word parts: gu-kongeza

goo-kohn-GEH-zah

How to say it

Kinyarwandagukongezagoo-kohn-GEH-zahsoon
Englishto lightsoon
Frenchallumer, enflammersoon

Meaning

to light or set something on fire.

Good to know

transitive; used for lighting a fire, a candle, or a lamp.

Examples

  • Yakongeje umuriro wo guteka.He lit the fire for cooking.
  • Arakongeza itara mu ijoro.She lights the lamp at night.
  • Ntiyakongeje inkongi kubera imvura.He could not light the fire because of the rain.
  • Bazakongeza umuriro mu gitondo cy'ejo?Will they light the fire tomorrow morning?

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