kwitabaza
kwee-tah-BAH-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwitabazakwee-tah-BAH-zah
Englishto call on, to resort to
Frenchfaire appel à, recourir à
Meaning
To turn to someone or something for help when one needs it, such as the police, a court or a tool.
Good to know
Takes what one turns to as object: kwitabaza polisi, kwitabaza inkiko. The passive hitabazwa means one turns to it.
Examples
- Twitabaje polisi nyuma yo kwibwa.We called the police after being robbed.
- Yitabaje umunyamategeko ngo amufashe.He turned to a lawyer to help him.
- Iyo ubuze ijambo, witabaza inkoranyamagambo.When you cannot find a word, you turn to a dictionary.
Forms
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