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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