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Kirundi

gushoka

Word parts: gu-shoka

goo-SHOH-kah

How to say it

Kirundigushokagoo-SHOH-kahsoon
Englishto do quicklysoon
Frenchfaire vite, se dépêchersoon

Meaning

to do something quickly, or to go to a place.

Good to know

used especially by the Batwa community for the 'do quickly' sense.

Examples

  • Arashoka kuja mu ndaro.He is quickly heading to the market.
  • Ntabwo yashoka igikorwa yatanguye.He did not finish the task he had started quickly.
  • Ese uzoshoka i muhira ryari?When will you go home?
  • Turashoka ku mugenzi wacu uri mu bitaro.We are quickly going to see our friend who is in the hospital.

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