Kinyarwanda
kwiyumvira
Word parts: kw-iyumvira
kwee-yoo-MVEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwiyumvirakwee-yoo-MVEE-rahsoon
Englishto think aboutsoon
Frenchréfléchir, être absorbésoon
Meaning
to turn something over silently in one's mind, thinking deeply without speaking.
Good to know
to think about (without speaking), be in deep thought
Examples
- Umuhanga yiyumviraga igisubizo cy'ikibazo kigoye.The scholar was deep in thought about the answer to a difficult problem.
- Ese wiyumvira iby'ejo hazaza cyawe?Do you think deeply about your future?
- Ntabwo yiyumviye ku byo yagombaga gukora.He didn't think deeply about what he needed to do.
- Ndiyumvira ku byabaye mu buzima bwanjye.I am deep in thought about what has happened in my life.
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