Kirundi
gusanasana
Word parts: gu-sanasana
goo-sah-nah-SAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundigusanasanagoo-sah-nah-SAH-nahsoon
Englishto repairsoon
Frenchréparer, entretenirsoon
Meaning
to keep mending something that is completely worn out, patching it over and over.
Good to know
intensive/repetitive form of gusana.
Examples
- Umugabo arasanasana ibirenge bye vy'inkweto imyaka yose.The man keeps patching up his worn-out shoes year after year.
- Ntawushaka gusanasana igitanda kitakigira agaciro.No one wants to keep patching up a bed that's beyond saving.
- Uzi gusanasana agatebo katagishoboka?Do you know how to keep repairing a basket that's beyond fixing?
- Azosanasana urwo rugozi kugeza rutagishoboka.He'll keep patching that cord until it's beyond repair.
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