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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