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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