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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.

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Forms

bifashishaga, byifashishijwe, byifashishwa, hifashishijwe, rwifashishije, wifashishije, yifashishije, yifashishwa

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