Kinyarwanda
kwivovota
Word parts: kw-ivovota
kwee-voh-VOH-tah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwivovotakwee-voh-VOH-tahsoon
Englishto complainsoon
Frenchse plaindre, se tourmentersoon
Meaning
to voice one's discontent in low, repeated murmurs, to grumble.
Good to know
to complain, murmur
Examples
- Abaturage bivovotaga ku bw'ibiciro byazamutse.The residents were grumbling about the prices that had gone up.
- Kuki wivovota buri gihe iyo bakuhaye akazi?Why do you grumble every time you're given work?
- Ntabwo yivovotaga, yakoraga umurimo we atavuga.He wasn't grumbling, he did his work in silence.
- Ntuzivovote imbere y'umukoresha wawe.Don't grumble in front of your employer.
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