Kirundi
gusaga
Word parts: gu-saga
goo-SAH-gah
How to say it
Kirundigusagagoo-SAH-gahsoon
Englishto be moresoon
Frenchêtre plus, être abondantsoon
Meaning
to exceed a given amount, to be more than.
Good to know
often used with a number or quantity, meaning 'more than X'.
Examples
- Abantu bari mu nama barasaga ijana.The people at the meeting numbered more than a hundred.
- Ntibisaga uko twari twiteze.It's not more than we expected.
- Ubona iki gitigiri gisaga uwundi?Do you think this number is more than the other one?
- Umwaka utaha uzosaga uno mu vyiza.Next year will surpass this one in good things.
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