gukoza isoni
goo-KOH-zah ee-SOH-nee
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukoza isonigoo-KOH-zah ee-SOH-neesoon
Englishto shame, to embarrass, to humiliatesoon
Frenchfaire honte à, humiliersoon
Meaning
To make someone feel ashamed, or to bring shame on a person, a family or an institution by what one says or does.
Good to know
Gukoza is to make touch and isoni is shame. The one shamed is the object: gukoza isoni umuryango, to bring shame on the family. The passive is gukozwa isoni, to be put to shame.
Examples
- Yanze gukoza isoni ababyeyi be.He refused to bring shame on his parents.
- Imyitwarire mibi ishobora gukoza isoni umuryango wose.Bad behavior can bring shame on the whole family.
- Si byiza gukoza isoni umuntu wakosheje.It is not good to humiliate someone who has made a mistake.
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