Verbs Flashcards
To abandon; to punish; to repremand
Guhana
To abstain; to behave
Kwifata
To accept
Gukundira; kwemera
To accept an invitation; to admit (confess); to agree; to approve; to assent; to be willing; to consent
Kwerema
To accompany
Kujyana na; gushagara; guherekeza
To accomplish; to achieve; to finish
Gusohoza
To accuse; to blame
Kurega
to aquire
Kwakira
To act
Kugira; kugeneza
To act superior; to be rude; to be proud
Kwirata
To admire
Kwishimira
To admit (to a place); to allow others to do things
Kwemerera
To adopt; to educate; to raise a child
Kurera
To adore
Kuramya
To advise
Kubwiriza
To age; to be old; to become old
Gusaza [stative present]
To agree
Kwemeranya
To agree on; to promise
Gusezerana
To aid; to help
Gufasha
To allow
Gukundira; kureka
To analyze; to scrutinize
Gusesengura; gusuzuma
To announce
Kuranga
To annoy
Gusagara
To answer (when called)
Kwitaba
To answer; to return something
Gusubiza
To apologize
Kwisegura
To appear
Guhinguka; kwaruka; kugaragara
To appear; to be available; to be free; to be present; to be recovered
Kuboneka [stative present]
To _____ more; to _____ better than (leave as an infinitive)
Kurusha
To appear sad; to be dark
Kwijima
To apply
Gukurikiza
To apply oneself
Gushishikalira
To approach
Kwegera
To arise; to get up (out of bed); to rise (from laying down)
Kubyuka
To arrange
Gutunganya
To arrest; to catch (someone); to grasp; to hold; to take; to touch
Gufata; gukoraho
To arrive
Guhinguka; kugera; gusohora
To arrive at; to attain
Gushyika
To ascend; to climb (mountain); to go up; to raise; to tie up curtain/net
Kuzamuka
To ask (question); to find out; to interrogate
Kubaza
To ask (for directions/the way)
Kuyoboza
To ask for change; to give change
Kugaruza
To ask for permission
Gusaba uruhushya
To ask for something; to beg for; to demand; to request
Gusaba
To ask to interpret
Gusobanuza
To assert; to assign; to convince; to decide
Kwemeza
To assist
Gufasha; kugiboka; gutabara
To attach
Gufatanya
To attack
Kujujubya; gusatira; gutera
To attack; to beat (heart); to cause; to force; to hit; to impregnate; to plant; to provoke; to spray; to throw
Gutera
To attempt; to test
Kugerageza; kugezaho
To attend to; to care about
Kwita(ho)
To attract; to influence
Kureshya
To author; to invent
Guhimba
To avenge; to cool
Guhora
To awake; to wake up
Gukangura; kubyuka; kubyutsa
To baptize
Kubatiza
To bargain
Gucirikanya
To barter; to buy (food); to shop (food)
Guhaha
To bathe yourself
Kwisukura
To bathe; to wash (body)
Gukaraba; koga
To be a bargain; to be cheap
Guhenduka [stative present]
To be able; can
Gushobora
To be about to die; to be very sick
Kuremba
To be above; to cross; to jump over; to pass; to step over; to surpass
Kurenga [stative present]
To be absent; to erase
Gusiba
To be accustomed to; to be used
Kumenyera
To be afraid
Gutinya
To be ahead of; to give; to spend
Gutanga
To be alert
Kuba maso
To be alone
Kwiherera
To be amazed; to amaze; to astonish
Gutangara
To be ambitious
Kwidunanduna
To be angry; to get annoyed
Gufumbereza; kurakara [stative present]
To be ashamed of
Gushwarwa
To be astounded
Kumirwa
To be attacked
Guterwa
To be averaged size; to be equal (height)
Kuringanira [stative present]
To be bashful
Kugira isoni
To be better (illness); to be physically improved
Koroherwa
To be better than; to be greater than; to be more than
Kuruta; gusaga [stative present]
To be bitten; to be stung
Kuribwa; kurunwa
To be bitter; to taste bad
Kubiha
To be bored; to be impatient
Kurambirwa
To be born
Kuvuka
To be anxious
Kudugarara; guhahalika; gugangayika
To be broken
Kumeneka
To be broken (part of the body)
Kuvunika
To be burned (food)
Gushishira
To be dirty
Kugira umwanda; kwandura [stative present]
To be drunk
Gusinda [stative present]
To be dry
Kuma; kugama [stative present]
To be dying
Gusamba; kuremba
To be early; to get up early
Kuzinduka
To be easy; to be light; to be soft
Kuroha [stative present]
To be educated
Kujijuka
To be enough; to deserve
Gukwira
To equal (age/size)
Kungana
To be exaggerated; to be too much
Gukabya
To be exhausted
Gushira; kuruha
To be famous
Kogera
To be fast
Kunyaruka
To be fat; to gain weight
Kubyibuha [stative present]
To be finished
Guhumuza
To be forbidden; to exclude
Kuzira
To be fortunate; to have luck
Guhirwa
To be frightened
Guhukwa
To be full (not hungry); to be satisfied
Gusonzoka; Guhaga [stative present]
To be full of
Kuzura
To be funny
Gusetsa [stative present]
To be generous
Kugira ubuntu
To be good looking
Gucya [stative present]
To be greedy for food
Gushukura
To be hanging; to hang
Kunagana
To be happy; to scratch yourself; to rub yourself
Kwishima [stative present]
To be heavy
Kuremera
To be hot
Gushyuha [stative present]
To be hungry
Gusonza [stative present]
To be immunized; to be vaccinated
Gukingira
To be important
Kuba ingenzi; gukomera [stative present]
To be in agreement
Gukiranuka
To be in charge; to direct; to drive; to give directions; to have authority; to lead; to manage
Kuyobora
To be in disagreement; to not understand each other
Kuyoberanwa
To be in exile; to fan a fire
Guhungira
To be in great danger
Kuremerwa
To be in water; to shower; to swim
Koga
To be independent
Kwigenga; kwitamba
To be infected with; to get infected
Kwandura [stative present]
To be infected; to be ill; to be sick; to fall ill
Kurwara [stative present]
To be informed
Kwihugura
To be injured; to be wounded
Gukomereka
To be innocent
Kwera
To be interesting
Gushimisha [stative present]
To be invited
Gutumirwa
To be late in the day; to get dark
Kwira
To be late; to be slow; to delay
Gutinda
To be late; to get up late
Gukererwa
To be left
Gusigwa
To be left behind; to get off the bus; to remain behind; to stay
Gusigara
To be like
Gusa; kumera
Tp be lost; to go astray
Kuzimira; kuyoba [stative present]
To be married
Kubaka; gushinga urugo
To be miserable
Kugorwa
To be obligated; should
Kugomba; kurinda
To be obvious
Kwihandagaza
To be of low quality
Guciririka [stative present]
To be on good terms with; to deal; to make a compromise; to negotiate
Kumvikana
To be on the lookout
Kugimba
To be paid
Guhembwa
To be patient
Kwihangana
To be perplexed; to not recognize
Kuyoberwa
To be polite; to respect (each other)
Kubaha(na)
To be poor
Gukena
To be possible
Gushoboka
To be pregnant; to conceive an idea
Gutwita
To be ready
Kuba witeguye
To be ready; to be ripe
Gushya [stative present]
To be reborn
Kuzuka
To be related; to die together
Gupfana
To be required; to have to; to ought to; must
Kugomba
To be responsible for
Gushingwa [stative present]
To be rich; to have many cows; to own; to possess
Gutunga; gukira
To be right
Gutungana
To be sad; to be painful (a story); to cause grief; to cause hurt; to cause pain; to cause to suffer; to hurt someone
Kubabaza [stative present]
To be sad; to have pain; to suffer
Kubabara; kugira ishavu [stative present]
To be saved
Gukizwa
To be selfish
Kwikunda
To be sharp
Gutyara
To be shy
Kwirya; kugira isoni
To be silent; to be quiet; to stop talking
Guceceka; guhora [stative present]
To be social
Gusabana
To be sore; to have pain; to hurt; to suffer
Kubabara
To be sorry for one’s wrong; to dread; to regret; to repent
Kwicuza
To be standing; to stand up; to stop
Guhagarara
To be startled
Kwikanga
To be straight
Kugororoka
To be successful; to defeat; to overcome; to succeed; to win
Gutsinda
To be swollen
Kubyimbagana
To be tested
Gupimwa [stative present]
To be tested; to have an exam
Kubazwa
To be tired
Kunanirwa; kuruha
To be torn; to escape
Gucika [stative present]
To be traumatized; to traumatize another
Guhahamuka
To be unclean; to have a bad reputation
Guhumana; kwitwara nabi
To be unlocked
Kudafungika
To be urgent
Kwihutirwa
To be visible; to make clear
Kugaragara
To be watched
Kurebwa
To be weak
Kugira intege nke; kujahurwa
To be weaned
Gucuka
To be wet
Gutoha [stative present]
To be widowed; to become widowed
Gupfakara
To be with _____(someone)
Kuba hamwe n’______
To be worn out completely; to start with
Guhera
To be worried
Guhangayika
To be; to exist
Kuba
To beat a drum
Kuvuza ingoma
To beat yourself
Kwikubita
To beat; to hit; to whip
Gukubita
To become angry
Kurubira
To become blind
Guhuma; guhumagurika
To become dry
Kumuka
To become ill; to care for the sick
Kurwaza
To become other (to change oneself); to change shape; to improve
Guhinduka
To beg
Gusabiriza
To beg pardon
Kwihohora
To begin by; to do first
Kubanza
To begin; to commence; to start
Gutangira
To behave
Kwitwara
To behave with patience
Kwigumanya
To behold; to notice
Kwitwararika
To believe; to believe in; to hope; to rely on; to trust
Kwizera
To bend
Guheta; kugondama
To bend over
Kubama
To bend; to fold
Guhina; gukunja; kuzinga
To bet; to trap
Gutega
To betray
Kugambana; guhemuka
To beware
Kwirinda
To bid farewell; to say goodbye; to take leave of
Gusezera
To bind
Kuboha; gukanira
To bind together; to ponder
Kuzirikana
To bite
Kuruma; kuryana
To blame someone
Gukangara
To bleed
Gukomereka; kuva amaraso
To blend
Kuganga
To bless
Guha umugisha
To blink
Guhumbya
To block; to have a barrier; to obstruct
Gusiba; kuzitira
To blow (breath, wind)
Guhuha
To blow up
Gutulika
To blow your nose
Kwimyira
To be called; to be named; to call oneself
Kwitwa
To boast
Kwivuga ibigwi/wirata
To boil
Kubiza
To borrow something
Gutira; kuguza
To bounce
Kwidunda
To break down
Gusenyura; gusenya; kubora
To break into pieces
Gucikagurika
To break off; to chip
Guhongoka
To breathe
Guhumeka
To bring
Kuzana; kubashyira
To bring closer
Kwegeranya
To bring for someone
Kuzanira
To bring in laundry
Kwanura
To bring water; to fetch; to get
Kuvoma
To brush; to clean (things)
Koza
To build
Kubaka; gushinga
To build with wood; to carpenter
Kubäza
To burn
Gushya; gutwika; kwotsa
To burn; to cremate
Gutwika
To burst
Guturika
To bury
Guhamba; gutaba; gushyingura
To bust out laughing
Gutemba; kwanuka
To butcher; to operate; to perform surgery
Kubaga
To buy (not food)
Kugura
To buy for someone
Kugurira
To call (others)
Guhamagara
To camp
Gucumbika
To cancel
Gusesa
To cancel; to go back (on internet); to remove
Gukura(ho)
To care
Kwita ku kintu/muntu
To carry a child on one’s back
Guheka
To carry beer/food to someone
Gutura
To carry on one’s head (without hands)
Kwikorera (ku mutwe); guhwema
To carry; to drive; to have self control; to take; to transport
Gutwara
To catch (something)
Gucakira
To cause
Guteza; gutuma
To cause a ruckus; to disturb
Gukubagana
To cause oneself; to develop oneself
Kwiteza (imbere)
To cause to cry; to make someone cry
Kuriza
To cause to fall
Kugusha
To celebrate
Kwizihiza
To change (something); to modify
Guhindura
To change money
Kuvunja
To charge
Gusharija
To chase after
Guhihibikanya
To chat; to converse; to joke
Kuganira
To cheat; to trick
Kuriganya
To chew
Guhekenya; kumeca
To chime; to ring
Gusona
To choke
Kuniga
To choke on
Gukorwa
To choose; to find (a lost object)
Gutora; gutoranya; guhitamo
To choose; to sort
Gutoranya
To choose; to prefer
Guhita(mo)
To clap
Gukoma mashyi
To clean without water; to dust; to polish; to wipe
Guhanagura
To clean with a brush; to sweep
Gukubura
To clean; to purify
Gusukura
To clear up
Gusobanuka
To clear; to free
Guhaganyura
To click
Gukilika
To climb a hill
Gushinga umusozi
To climb on
Gusera
To close a padlock
Gufunga ingufuri
To close itself
Gufungika
To close your eyes
Guhumiliza
To close; to shut
Gufunguka; gutunga; gukinga
To coincide
Gukubitirana
To collaborate
Kwifatanya
To collapse
Kugwa; gukunduka
To collect; to drop; to let; to refrain from; to stop
Kureka
To comb
Gusokoza
To combine; to provoke a fight
Guteranya
To come
Kuza [very near past –> use present]
To come after
Gukulikira
To come along
Kwivira
To come back; to return; to review
Guhindura; kugaruka; guhindukira; kuza
To come from; to come out of; to leak
Kuva [dynamic present]
To come from; to originate
Guturuka
To come in; to enter
Kwinjira
To come to the aid of; to break; to go to help
Kuvuna; kumena
To comfort; to console
Guhumuriza
To command
Gutegeka; kuyobora
To commit adultery
Gusambana
To commit an error
Gukosa
To commit suicide
Kwiyahura
To communicate
Gutumana(ho)
To compare
Gugereranya
To compete
Kurushanwa
To complain; to groan; to wail
Kwiganyira; gutaka; kuganya
To compose; to work
Gukora
To conceal
Guhishahisha
To conclude
Kwanira
To confess
Kwihana; kwatura
To confirm; to prove
Guhamya; kwemeza
To confront
Kwigera
To congratulate; to praise; to scratch; to rub
Gushima
To connect
Guhuza
To conquer
Kunesha
To consult; to screen (for disease/illness)
Gusuzuma
To contemplate
Guhweza
To continue; to encourage
Gukomeza
To contradict
Kuvuguruza
To cook
Guteka
To cook for someone
Gutekera
To copy
Gukopera
To correct
Gukosora; guhana; guhugura
To cough
Gukorora
To count
Kubara
To cover oneself; to wrap up
Kwifubika
To cover with a lid
Gupfundikira
To cover; to preserve; to out something in; to turn upside down
Kubika
To cover; to wrap
Gupfuka
To crack
Gusatura
To crash into
Kugonga
To create
Kurema
To criticize
Kunenga
To cross
Kwambuka
To crumble
Gukanguka
To cry out
Gusakabaka
To cry; to weep
Kurira
To cultivate with
Guhingisha
To cultivate; to farm; to hoe
Guhinga
To cure; to heal
Kugira; gukiza; kuvura
To cut down a tree
Gutema
To cut hair; to shave
Kogosha
To cut oneself
Kwitema
To cut; to turn
Gukata; guca
To damage; to waste
Kwangiza; konuna
To dance
Kubyina; guceza
To date; to search for a fiancé
Kurambagiza
To deceive; to disappoint
Guhemuka
To decide; to drive a steak (build); to establish; to vote
Gushinga
To declare
Gutangaza
To decline; to refuse; to reject
Guhakana
To decrease; to divide; to reduce; to reproduce
Kugabanya
To defend oneself verbally; to plead
Kuburana
To demolish; to tear down
Gusenya; gusenuka
To deny
Guhakana; kunymoza
To descend; to go down
Kumanuka; kumanura
To describe
Gusabanura
To desire; to search; to seek; to want
Gushaka; kwifuza
To despair; to let go
Kwiheba
To destroy; to tear down
Gusenya
To deteriorate
Guhinyuka; kurota
To deteriorate; to rot
Gushenya; kubora
To detest
Kuzunukwa
To die
Gupfa; kwitaba Imana