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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