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Kinyarwanda

ikigize cya nkana

ee-kee-GEE-zeh chah n-KAH-nah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaikigize cya nkanaee-kee-GEE-zeh chah n-KAH-nahsoon
Englishintentionallysoon
Frenchintentionnellement, exprèssoon

Meaning

done on purpose, deliberately, not by accident.

Good to know

usually used about wrongdoing done deliberately, emphasizing that it wasn't a mistake.

Examples

  • Yavuze abinyujije ikigize cya nkana.He said it intentionally.
  • Ese wabikoze ikigize cya nkana?Did you do that intentionally?
  • Ntiyabikoze ikigize cya nkana.He didn't do it intentionally.
  • Uzabimenya ko byakozwe ikigize cya nkana.You will know it was done intentionally.

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