Kirundi
guketagura
Word parts: gu-ketagura
goo-keh-ta-GOO-ra
How to say it
Kirundiguketaguragoo-keh-ta-GOO-rasoon
Englishto cut in chunkssoon
Frenchcouper en gros morceauxsoon
Meaning
to cut something into chunks or pieces.
Good to know
transitive, used for cutting meat, wood, or food into pieces.
Examples
- Umupfakazi araketagura inyama zo mu isoko.The widow is cutting the meat from the market into chunks.
- Ketagura iyo mbuto tuyirye vuba.Cut that fruit into pieces so we can eat it quickly.
- Ntiyaketaguye neza, ibice biraringaniye nabi.He didn't cut it evenly, the pieces are unequal.
- Tuzoketagura ico gitoke mu bice bito.We will cut that plantain into small chunks.
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