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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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