Kirundi
gusita
Word parts: gu-sita
goo-SEE-tah
How to say it
Kirundigusitagoo-SEE-tahsoon
Englishto strike against in order to knock downsoon
Frenchfrapper pour faire tombersoon
Meaning
to strike against something in order to knock it down, such as shaking a dead tree to break it loose.
Good to know
specific technique of dislodging something by striking or shaking.
Examples
- Yasise igiti kigufi ngo kigwe.He shook the short tree hard to make it fall.
- Ntabwo bikwiye gusita igiti gikuru kirimwo urukwavu.It's not wise to shake a big tree with a hare hiding in it.
- Ese ushobora gusita iki giti kigwa hasi?Can you knock this tree down by shaking it?
- Abagabo barasita ikigazi kizima.The men are striking the dead stump to knock it loose.
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