Kinyarwanda
kurondereza
Word parts: ku-rondereza
koo-roh-ndeh-REH-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuronderezakoo-roh-ndeh-REH-zahsoon
Englishto be economicalsoon
Frenchêtre économe, frugalsoon
Meaning
to be careful and sparing with what one has, spending or using little.
Good to know
to be economical, frugal
Examples
- Umugore arondereza cyane amafaranga y'urugo.The woman is very frugal with the household money.
- Kuki urondereza kurya mu gihe cy'inzara?Why are you rationing food during the famine?
- Ntabwo yarondereje, yakoresheje amafaranga yose ako kanya.He wasn't frugal, he spent all the money right away.
- Tuzagomba kurondereza kugeza igihe cy'isarura.We will need to be sparing until the harvest season.
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