kwigora
kwee-GOH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwigorakwee-GOH-rahsoon
Frenchse compliquer la vie ; se donner du malsoon
Meaning
To make things difficult for oneself, or to take great pains over something that could be simpler.
Good to know
Reflexive of kugora, to trouble. In the negative it means without effort: yatsinze atigoye, he won easily.
Examples
- Ntukigore ushakisha, ibisubizo biri mu gitabo.Don't trouble yourself searching; the answers are in the book.
- Ikipe yacu yatsinze itigoye.Our team won easily.
- Yigoye cyane kugira ngo abone iyo mpamyabumenyi.He went to great trouble to get that diploma.
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