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Kirundi

gurtya

GOOR-tyah

How to say it

KirundigurtyaGOOR-tyahsoon
Englishlike thissoon
Frenchcomme cecisoon

Meaning

in this manner, this way.

Good to know

an adverb of manner; pairs with gurtyo ('like that'), the near/far distinction found across the whole -rtya/-rtyo set (durtyo, murtyo, bartyo).

Examples

  • Nkora gurtya.I do it like this.
  • Ntukore gurtya.Don't do it like this.
  • Ubona gukora gurtya bibereye?Do you think doing it this way is right?
  • Bazogenda bagenda gurtya kugeza bagize.They'll keep going this way until they arrive.

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