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kubeshaho

koo-beh-SHAH-hoh

How to say it

Kinyarwandakubeshahokoo-beh-SHAH-hohsoon
Frenchfaire vivre ; subvenir aux besoins desoon

Meaning

To give someone what they need to live, such as food and money, or to keep a person or a thing alive.

Good to know

Causative of kubaho, to live. Kubeshaho umuryango is to provide for one's family.

Examples

  • Ubucuruzi buto bushobora kubeshaho umuryango wose.A small business can support a whole family.
  • Amafaranga ahembwa ntahagije kubeshaho abana be.The pay he earns is not enough to support his children.
  • Imana ni yo ibeshaho byose.God is the one who keeps everything alive.

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