Kinyarwanda
kugira inzika
koo-GEE-rah een-ZEE-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakugira inzikakoo-GEE-rah een-ZEE-kahsoon
Englishto hold a grudgesoon
Frenchen vouloir àsoon
Meaning
to hold a grudge against someone; to be resentful.
Good to know
verb phrase, literally 'to have grudge'; describes lasting resentment toward someone.
Examples
- Aracyafite inzika ku murumuna we.He still holds a grudge against his younger brother.
- Ese ugifite inzika kuri njye?Do you still hold a grudge against me?
- Ntabwo mfite inzika na kimwe kuri we.I hold no grudge against him at all.
- Azagira inzika niba tutamusabye imbabazi.He will hold a grudge if we don't ask his forgiveness.
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