Kinyarwanda
gukwira
Word parts: gu-kwira
goo-KWEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukwiragoo-KWEE-rahsoon
Englishto be enoughsoon
Frenchsuffire, se répandresoon
Meaning
to be sufficient in amount, or to spread out over an area.
Good to know
covers both 'to be enough' (food, money) and 'to spread' (light, news, a crowd).
Examples
- Ibiryo birakwira abantu bose.The food is enough for everyone.
- Ese amafaranga arakwira ukwezi kwose?Is the money enough for the whole month?
- Ntibikwira, hari ababuze.It isn't enough, some people were left out.
- Amakuru azakwira mu mujyi wose.The news will spread throughout the whole city.
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