Kirundi
gusesa
Word parts: gu-sesa
goo-SEH-sah
How to say it
Kirundigusesagoo-SEH-sahsoon
Englishto look throughsoon
Frenchfouiller, chercher minutieusementsoon
Meaning
to search through something, looking carefully for what one wants to find.
Good to know
Describes a careful, thorough search, whether of a bag, a house, or a field.
Examples
- Umupolisi arasesa inzu ashaka ivyabujijwe.The police officer searches the house looking for contraband.
- Mbega urasesa umufuko wawe ushaka iki?What are you searching your bag for?
- Ntawusesa ivyiwe ata mpamvu.No one searches through their own things without reason.
- Bazosesa uwo murima bashaka ivyatakaye.They will search that field for what was lost.
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