kwirirwa
kwee-REE-rwah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwirirwakwee-REE-rwah
Englishto spend the day; to keep on (doing)
Frenchpasser la journée ; ne pas arrêter de
Meaning
To spend the whole day somewhere or doing something. Before another verb it means to keep doing it all the time.
Good to know
The place follows with mu or ku (kwirirwa mu rugo, to stay home all day); before a verb it takes the ending form: kwirirwa avuga, to keep talking. The greeting mwiriwe, good afternoon, comes from it.
Examples
- Ejo twiriwe mu murima duhinga.Yesterday we spent the day in the field farming.
- Ntukirirwe uryamye, haguruka ukore.Do not lie around all day; get up and work.
- Yirirwa kuri telefone ye.He spends the whole day on his phone.
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