Kirundi
gusegenya
Word parts: gu-segenya
goo-seh-GEH-nyah
How to say it
Kirundigusegenyagoo-seh-GEH-nyahsoon
Englishto crowd up togethersoon
Frenchse serrersoon
Meaning
to squeeze up close together, as people seated on the floor do.
Good to know
to crowd up together (people sitting on floor)
Examples
- Abantu barasegenya kugira ngo bose bicare mu nzu.People crowd close together so everyone can sit inside the house.
- Ntawushaka gusegenya mu kibanza gito.No one wants to squeeze together in a tiny space.
- Uzi gusegenya kugira ngo bose bicare?Do you know how to squeeze up so everyone can sit?
- Bazosegenya kubera ko inzu ari nto.They will crowd together because the room is small.
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