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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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