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Kinyarwanda

gushengura

Word parts: gu-shengura

goo-shehn-GOO-rah

How to say it

Kinyarwandagushenguragoo-shehn-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto overwhelmsoon
Frenchaccablersoon

Meaning

to overwhelm someone with a heavy burden, grief, or hardship.

Good to know

used for being weighed down emotionally or physically by hardship.

Examples

  • Imibabaro irashengura umuryango we.Grief overwhelms his family.
  • Ese ibibazo byawe birakushengura?Do your problems weigh you down?
  • Ntashengurwa n'ibibazo byoroshye.He isn't overwhelmed by small problems.
  • Uzashengurwa n'akazi niba utabifashijwemo.You will be overwhelmed by the work if you don't get help.

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