kwihisha
kwee-HEE-shah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwihishakwee-HEE-shahsoon
Englishto hide (oneself)soon
Frenchse cacher
Meaning
To put oneself where others cannot see or find one, to escape danger, punishment or attention.
Good to know
Reflexive of guhisha, to hide something. What one hides from follows directly: kwihisha polisi, to hide from the police. Past: yihishe, he hid.
Examples
- Umwana yihishe inyuma y'urugi.The child hid behind the door.
- Abajura bagerageje kwihisha mu ishyamba.The thieves tried to hide in the forest.
- Yihishe abapolisi mu nzu y'umuturanyi.He hid from the police in a neighbor's house.
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