Kinyarwanda
kurarikira
Word parts: ku-rarikira
koo-rah-ree-KEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurarikirakoo-rah-ree-KEE-rahsoon
Englishto strongly desiresoon
Frenchdésirer fortement, convoitersoon
Meaning
to want something so strongly that one cannot stop thinking about it, especially something someone else has.
Good to know
often carries a negative shade close to "covet", stronger than the plain "to want" (gushaka).
Examples
- Umukobwa yararikiye imodoka ya mushiki we.The girl coveted her older sister's car.
- Ntukararikire ibintu by'abandi.Do not covet other people's things.
- Bararikira ubuzima bw'abantu babona ku mbuga nkoranyambaga.They covet the lives they see people living on social media.
- Nzarikira iki, nakiraye byinshi nk'ibyanjye?Why would I covet anything, when I have received enough of my own?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.