Kirundi
gufatira
Word parts: gu-fatira
goo-fah-TEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundigufatiragoo-fah-TEE-rahsoon
Englishtake hold of somethingsoon
Frenchsaisirsoon
Meaning
to take hold of something, and to do so for or with something else in mind.
Good to know
The applicative form of gufata.
Examples
- Umupolisi aragufatira umusuma mu nzu.The officer catches the thief in the house.
- Ntibashoboye kugufatira ico gikoresho.They couldn't take hold of that tool there.
- Yamaze kugufatira umwenda ngo atazoguruka.He has already grabbed hold of the rope so it wouldn't fly off.
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