Kinyarwanda
kwifuza
Word parts: kw-ifuza
kwee-FOO-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwifuzakwee-FOO-zahsoon
Englishto covetsoon
Frenchconvoitersoon
Meaning
to feel a strong wish for something one does not yet have, to long for or desire it.
Good to know
to covet, long for, desire
Examples
- Umunyeshuri yifuza kuba umuganga ejo hazaza.The student wishes to become a doctor in the future.
- Ese wifuza iki muri iki gihe?What do you desire right now?
- Ntabwo yifuje kujya kure y'umuryango we.He did not wish to go far from his family.
- Nzifuza kubona igihugu cyacu gitera imbere.I long to see our country move forward.
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