Kinyarwanda
kweguka
Word parts: kw-eguka
kweh-GOO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwegukakweh-GOO-kahsoon
Englishto straighten upsoon
Frenchse redressersoon
Meaning
to straighten one's body upright, standing tall.
Good to know
to straighten up
Examples
- Umusore yegutse amaze kuruhukira.The young man straightened up after resting for a while.
- Ese ashobora kweguka nyuma y'ubwo burwayi?Can he stand upright again after that illness?
- Ntabwo yegutse neza, umugongo we uracyamubabaza.He hasn't fully straightened up, his back still hurts.
- Egukira hejuru tugende, tugiye gutinda.Straighten up and let's go, we're going to be late.
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