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Kirundi

gukikuza

Word parts: gu-kikuza

goo-kee-KOO-za

How to say it

Kirundigukikuzagoo-kee-KOO-zasoon
Englishto go aroundsoon
Frenchfaire le toursoon

Meaning

to go around something, to make a detour.

Good to know

describes taking a roundabout path rather than going straight.

Examples

  • Yarakikuje ico kibaya kugira ngo yirinde amazi.He went around that valley to avoid the water.
  • Kikuza urya muhana, uragoye kunyura hagati.Go around that road, it's hard to pass through the middle.
  • Ntiyakikuje, yaciye hagati mu murima.He didn't go around, he cut straight through the field.
  • Tuzokikuza iyo misozi tugana i Bujumbura.We will go around those hills on our way to Bujumbura.

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