Kinyarwanda
gushinga
Word parts: gu-shinga
goo-SHEEN-gah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagushingagoo-SHEEN-gahsoon
Englishto drive stakesoon
Frenchplanter un pieu, décider, voter, établirsoon
Meaning
to drive a stake into the ground, to decide, to vote, or to establish something.
Good to know
a central verb for founding or deciding something, extending from the literal image of driving in a stake.
Examples
- Twashinze umuryango w'abikorera.We established an association of entrepreneurs.
- Yashinze ikigo cye mu 2010.He founded his company in 2010.
- Ntibashinze icyemezo cyiza.They did not make a good decision.
- Uzashinga irihe torero?Which church will you establish?
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