gusuma

How to say it

Meaning

to go out in search of food.

Good to know

often used of animals foraging, but also of people looking for food in hard times.

Examples

• Inyoni zirasuma mu masoko.The birds forage in the fields.
• Ese abana barasuma mu gasozi?Do the children go looking for food in the bush?
• Ntasuma iyo afise ivyo kurya.He doesn't go foraging when he has food.
• Bazosuma niba amapfa akomeje.They will go searching for food if the famine continues.