kugirana
koo-gee-RAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakugiranakoo-gee-RAH-nah
Englishto have with each other; to hold (talks)
Frenchavoir entre eux ; tenir (un entretien)
Meaning
To have something together with another person or party, such as a talk, a meeting, an agreement, a relationship or a quarrel.
Good to know
Associative of kugira, to have. The other party takes na: kugirana ikiganiro na, to hold a conversation with; kugirana amasezerano, to sign an agreement. In the present the stem is -fitanye: bafitanye isano, they are related.
Examples
- Perezida azagirana ikiganiro n'abanyamakuru ejo.The President will hold a press conference tomorrow.
- Ibihugu byombi byagiranye amasezerano y'ubucuruzi.The two countries signed a trade agreement.
- Ntibyoroshye kugirana ubucuti n'umuntu utavugisha ukuri.It is not easy to be friends with someone who does not tell the truth.
Forms
bagirane, bagiranye, banafitanye, bifitanye, bwagiranye, igirana, mfitanye, mwagirana, mwagiranye, rwagiranye, ugirana, zagiranye
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