Kirundi
gusiturwa
Word parts: gu-siturwa
goo-see-TOOR-wah
How to say it
Kirundigusiturwagoo-see-TOOR-wahsoon
Englishto cause to be absentsoon
Frenchrendre absent, mettre en retardsoon
Meaning
to cause someone to be absent, to make them late, to postpone something, or to spoil another person's work.
Good to know
covers a cluster of senses around delay and disruption.
Examples
- Amakosa yiwe yamsiturije akazi.His mistakes spoiled the other person's work.
- Ntabwo dukwiye gusiturwa n'ibitagenda neza.We should not be delayed by things going wrong.
- Ese warasituriwe kubera iki?Why were you made late?
- Igikorwa kizositurwa niba nta bufasha buboneka.The project will be postponed if no help is found.
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