gukuyakuya

How to say it

Meaning

to care for someone tenderly and attentively.

Good to know

conveys loving, careful attention, often toward a young child or a vulnerable person.

Examples

• Umubyeyi arakuyakuya umwana we uri umuvuke.The mother tenderly cares for her newborn.
• Yakuyakuyaga sekuru mu myaka ye ya nyuma.She lovingly cared for her grandfather in his last years.
• Ntiyakuyakuye neza uwo muntu.He did not tenderly care for that person.
• Uzakuyakuya uwo mugenzi wawe urwaye?Will you tenderly care for that sick friend of yours?

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