kwifashisha
kwee-fah-SHEE-shah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwifashishakwee-fah-SHEE-shahsoon
Englishto make use of, to use (as an aid)soon
Frenchse servir de, utiliser, recourir àsoon
Meaning
To use something or someone as a help to get a task done, such as a tool, a method or an expert. It is very common in writing, as in hifashishijwe, with the help of.
Good to know
Reflexive form built on gufasha, to help. What is used follows directly: kwifashisha ikoranabuhanga, to use technology. It is Kinyarwanda only; Kirundi says gukoresha.
Examples
- Abaganga bifashisha imashini mu gusuzuma abarwayi.Doctors use machines to examine patients.
- Nifashishije inkoranyamagambo kugira ngo numve iri jambo.I used a dictionary to understand this word.
- Abanyeshuri basabwe kwifashisha ibitabo byo mu isomero.The students were asked to make use of the library's books.
The same word in
Forms
bifashishaga, byifashishijwe, byifashishwa, hifashishijwe, rwifashishije, wifashishije, yifashishije, yifashishwa
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