gukeba

How to say it

Meaning

to cut something, such as meat, cloth, or paper, to carve, to prune, or to circumcise.

Good to know

to cut (meat, finger, cloth, paper, etc.); to carve; to circumcise; to prune

Examples

• Yarakebye inyama mu duce duto.She cut the meat into small pieces.
• Umuganga yarakebye umwana.The doctor circumcised the boy.
• Twarakebye amashami y'igiti kugira ngo gikure neza.We pruned the tree's branches so it would grow well.
• Ntukikebe urutoke, umupanga urakaze.Don't cut your finger, the knife is sharp.

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