kurwanya

How to say it

Meaning

to actively oppose and fight against something, resisting it directly.

Good to know

the transitive/opposition sense of kurwana, used for fighting a cause, illness, or enemy rather than a person in a scuffle.

Examples

• Igihugu kirwanya indwara ya malariya.The country is fighting against malaria.
• Ese uyu muryango urwanya ruswa?Does this organization fight against corruption?
• Ntabwo twarwanyije icyo gitekerezo, twaragishyigikiye.We did not oppose that idea, we supported it.
• Tuzarwanya ibibazo byose bibangamiye abaturage.We will fight against every problem that harms the citizens.

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