Kirundi
gutakara
Word parts: gu-takara
goo-tah-KAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundigutakaragoo-tah-KAH-rahsoon
Englishto be lostsoon
Frenchêtre perdu (perdre son chemin)soon
Meaning
to be lost, whether a physical object, a person who has strayed, or an opportunity that has slipped away.
Good to know
to be lost
Examples
- Impfunguzo zaratakaye kandi ntitwazibonye.The keys got lost and we haven't found them.
- Uyu mwana ntatakara ku nzira azi neza.This child does not get lost on a road he knows well.
- Mbega ni izihe mbuto zatakaye?Which goods got lost?
- Iyo dere, akaryo katakara, ntikagaruka.An opportunity, once lost, does not come back.
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