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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