Kinyarwanda
inzika
i-NZI-ka
How to say it
Kinyarwandainzikai-NZI-kasoon
Englishgrudgesoon
Frenchrancune, amertume, désir de vengeancesoon
Meaning
a lasting feeling of resentment held against someone, often with a wish for revenge; a grudge.
Good to know
grudge, bitterness, desire to revenge
Examples
- Afite inzika ku babyeyi be ku byo bamukoreye.He holds a grudge against his parents for what they did to him.
- Inzika ntizigira icyo zimara mu muryango.Grudges accomplish nothing within a family.
- Ese warakuye inzika wari ufite ku mwana wanyu?Have you let go of the grudge you had against your relative?
- Nta nzika afite ku muntu wamugiriye nabi.He holds no grudge against the person who wronged him.
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