Kinyarwanda
kwijujuta
Word parts: kw-ijujuta
kwee-joo-JOO-tah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwijujutakwee-joo-JOO-tahsoon
Englishto murmursoon
Frenchmurmurer (mécontentement)soon
Meaning
to grumble under one's breath about something one is unhappy with.
Good to know
to murmur (discontent)
Examples
- Abakozi bijujutaga ku mishahara mike.The workers were grumbling about their low wages.
- Kuki wijujuta buri gihe ubwo dukora umurimo?Why do you grumble every time we do the work?
- Ntabwo yijujutaga, yakoraga umurimo we atavuga.He wasn't grumbling, he did his work in silence.
- Ntuzijujute imbere y'umukuru wawe, byaramubabaza.Don't grumble in front of your boss, it will upset him.
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