Kinyarwanda
kuvutsa
Word parts: ku-vutsa
koo-VOO-tsah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuvutsakoo-VOO-tsahsoon
Englishto cause to losesoon
Frenchfaire perdresoon
Meaning
to cause someone to lose out on something, or to keep them from obtaining it.
Good to know
to cause to lose, hinder from getting
Examples
- Uburiganya bwamuvusheje akazi yari akwiriye kubona.The fraud caused him to lose the job he deserved to get.
- Kuki uvutsa abandi amahirwe yabo?Why do you deprive others of their opportunities?
- Ntabwo twashakaga kumuvutsa igihembo cye.We did not intend to deny him his prize.
- Ntuzavutse umwana amahirwe yo kwiga.Don't deprive a child of the chance to study.
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