Kirundi
gufutana
Word parts: gu-futana
goo-foo-TAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundigufutanagoo-foo-TAH-nahsoon
Englishto be wickedsoon
Frenchêtre méchantsoon
Meaning
to be wicked, to fall into bad habits after having been good, or to deteriorate.
Good to know
to be wicked; to have bad habits (after having been good); deteriorate; to go backwards in possessions or habits
Examples
- Umusore aragufutana kuva akiri muto.The young man has become wicked since he was small.
- Ntibashaka ko agufutana none.They don't want him deteriorating now.
- Imico yiwe yamaze gufutana.His character has already gone bad.
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