Kirundi
gusama
Word parts: gu-sama
goo-SAH-mah
How to say it
Kirundigusamagoo-SAH-mahsoon
Englishto hold from fallingsoon
Frenchattraper avant que ça tombesoon
Meaning
to catch something before it falls, or to catch something that has been thrown.
Good to know
Describes catching an object in mid-air or before it hits the ground.
Examples
- Umukobwa arasama igikombe mbere y'uko kigwa hasi.The girl catches the cup before it falls.
- Mbega uzosama uwo mupira nizogutera?Will you catch the ball if I throw it?
- Ntawusama ikintu kiguye vuba cane.No one catches something falling too fast.
- Azosama umwana niba aguye ku giti.He will catch the child if he falls from the tree.
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