Kinyarwanda
gusaza
Word parts: gu-saza
goo-SAH-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagusazagoo-SAH-zahsoon
Englishto grow oldsoon
Frenchvieillirsoon
Meaning
to advance in age, to become old.
Good to know
the general verb for aging; the related word umusaza means an old man.
Examples
- Umukecuru arasaza buhoro buhoro.The old woman grows older slowly.
- Ese abantu barasaza vuba iyo bahangayitse?Do people age quickly when they're stressed?
- Ntasaza vuba, afite imbaraga nyinshi.He doesn't age quickly, he has a lot of vigor.
- Tuzasaza uko iminsi igenda ishira.We will grow old as the days pass.
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