Kinyarwanda
gushakashaka
Word parts: gu-shakashaka
goo-shah-kah-SHAH-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagushakashakagoo-shah-kah-SHAH-kahsoon
Englishto search hardsoon
Frenchchercher avec insistancesoon
Meaning
to search for something thoroughly and persistently.
Good to know
an intensified, repeated form of gushaka (to seek), used for a careful or prolonged search.
Examples
- Umupolisi arashakashaka ibimenyetso.The police officer searches diligently for evidence.
- Ese urashakashaka igikoresho wabuze?Are you searching hard for the tool you lost?
- Ntashakashaka ibisubizo byoroshye gusa.He doesn't only search for easy answers.
- Uzashakashaka amakuru arambuye.You will search diligently for detailed information.
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