Kinyarwanda
ruzi
RU-zi
How to say it
KinyarwandaruziRU-zisoon
Englishto seesoon
Frenchvoirsoon
Meaning
the stem "to know", appearing in the present-tense forms nzi, azi, tuzi, muzi, bazi.
Good to know
an irregular stative verb that does not take the usual "ku-" infinitive prefix, and conjugates directly with subject markers (nzi, azi, tuzi...).
Examples
- Nzi icyo bavuze.I know what they said.
- Azi Ikinyarwanda neza.He knows Kinyarwanda well.
- Ntituzi aho agiye.We don't know where he went.
- Bazi ukuri ariko ntibavuga.They know the truth but they don't say it.
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