Kinyarwanda
gusonza
Word parts: gu-sonza
goo-SOH-nzah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagusonzagoo-SOH-nzahsoon
Englishto be hungrysoon
Frenchavoir faimsoon
Meaning
to feel a need or desire for food, to be hungry.
Good to know
very common everyday verb; the present stative form is "ndashonje" (I am hungry).
Examples
- Ndashonje cyane, ngira ngo turye vuba.I'm very hungry, I think we should eat soon.
- Waba ushonje?Are you hungry?
- Ntabwo bashonje kuko bamaze kurya.They are not hungry because they already ate.
- Abana bazashonja badatunzwe neza.Children will go hungry if they are not well provided for.
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