-fitiye v ▶ to have for (verb without infinitive or past)
-fise v ▶ to have (verb without infinitive or past)
-ti v ▶ says (verb without infinitive)
ati he, she says
avug'ati he, she says that
ati he, she says
avug'ati he, she says that
-ri v ▶ is, are (verb without infinitive or past)
-rimwo contains
irahari available
-rimwo contains
irahari available
-zi v ▶ to know (verb without infinitive or past)
-ōye v ▶ 1. don't (strong negative), 2. lest, (verb without infinitive)
do ▶ (to) kugira, gukora
(again) kwongera
(always) kwāma, guhora
(anyhow, in spite of) gupfa
(continually) kwāma, guhora
(the dishes) kwoza ivyombo
(even more) kurushiriza
(first) kubānza, gushūza
(forcefully) kwīhanukīra
(habitually) kumēnyera
(have too much to ~) kurēngerana
(the impossible) gufyidikīra
(~-it-yourself) ukugira utugenegene
(housework) kugora
(one's duty) gushimika
(quickly) gukwākwānya, gushōka, gusobaganya, gusūriranya, gutebūtsa
(quickly and carelessly) kuraha
(quickly without thinking) gusimbagurika
(~ not) -ōye (verb without infinitive)
(reluctantly) kwīyumānganya
(a sloppy job) kurēngagiza
(something alone) kwīgūnga
(something by oneself without authority) kwigenera
(something that causes pleasure or amazement) gusamāza
(that which you declared you would not ~) kwīrahuruza
(two things at once) kubāngikanya
(unwillingly) kugoyagoya
(unwillingly and complainingly) kunyinkira
(the washing up) kwoza ivyombo
(again) kwongera
(always) kwāma, guhora
(anyhow, in spite of) gupfa
(continually) kwāma, guhora
(the dishes) kwoza ivyombo
(even more) kurushiriza
(first) kubānza, gushūza
(forcefully) kwīhanukīra
(habitually) kumēnyera
(have too much to ~) kurēngerana
(the impossible) gufyidikīra
(~-it-yourself) ukugira utugenegene
(housework) kugora
(one's duty) gushimika
(quickly) gukwākwānya, gushōka, gusobaganya, gusūriranya, gutebūtsa
(quickly and carelessly) kuraha
(quickly without thinking) gusimbagurika
(~ not) -ōye (verb without infinitive)
(reluctantly) kwīyumānganya
(a sloppy job) kurēngagiza
(something alone) kwīgūnga
(something by oneself without authority) kwigenera
(something that causes pleasure or amazement) gusamāza
(that which you declared you would not ~) kwīrahuruza
(two things at once) kubāngikanya
(unwillingly) kugoyagoya
(unwillingly and complainingly) kunyinkira
(the washing up) kwoza ivyombo
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say ▶ kubara, kugira, gukerutsa, kurānga, kuvuga, kubarira, –ti
(no infinitive)
(to say no) guhakana
(he says) ngo, ati
(nothing) kunuma
(not ~ directly) gukingitiranya
(mean things to provoke another) kwīyandagaza
(things to make others laugh) guswāganya
(say!) erega
(you don't say!) itu
(slanderous talk) kuvōvōta
(one who says things he shouldn't when with others) ikirandamuke
(one who says inappropriate things) igihururu
(no infinitive)
(to say no) guhakana
(he says) ngo, ati
(nothing) kunuma
(not ~ directly) gukingitiranya
(mean things to provoke another) kwīyandagaza
(things to make others laugh) guswāganya
(say!) erega
(you don't say!) itu
(slanderous talk) kuvōvōta
(one who says things he shouldn't when with others) ikirandamuke
(one who says inappropriate things) igihururu
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-rimwo v ▶ to contain, to include, including (verb without infinitive, from -ri)
kīgēnzi n ▶ infinitive
no conj ▶ and (between infinitives or preceding mu or ku)
kurima no gusatura biraruhisha Hoeing and splitting wood is tiring
kurima no gusatura biraruhisha Hoeing and splitting wood is tiring
and ▶ (for connecting clauses) kandi, uteko
(for connecting words in series) na
(between infinitives or preceding mu or ku) no
(and then) maze
(for connecting words in series) na
(between infinitives or preceding mu or ku) no
(and then) maze
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infinitive found in: Kirundi I (Study lessons)
lesson 12 ▶ Verb –ri
lesson 22 ▶ Infinitive and Imperative
lesson 32 ▶ Class 9 uku–, ama–
lesson 35 ▶ Vowel-stem Verbs
lesson 65 ▶ –o with the Infinitive
lesson 82 ▶ Gurtya, Gurtyo
lesson 93 ▶ Demonstrative Pronouns
lesson 111 ▶ How to Say “Some”; The Conditional
lesson 123 ▶ Narrative Tenses I
infinitive found in: Kirundi II (Grammar)
chapter 19 ▶ Strong Negative Imperatives
chapter 23 ▶ Future and Negative Infinitives
chapter 32 ▶ Intensive expressed by the Infinitive