gutama

How to say it

Meaning

to be utterly worn out from overwork, to labor hard until exhausted.

Good to know

to be utterly worn out, to be exhausted; to labor hard, to overwork

Examples

• Umuvyeyi aratama akora imirimo y'urugo.The parent works herself to exhaustion doing the housework.
• Ntatama iyo akoresha abandi.He does not overwork himself when he has others working for him.
• Mbega abaremyi baratama gute mu murima?How exhausted do the farmers get in the field?
• Nizotama nkora iyo mirimo yose nyene.I will work myself to exhaustion doing all that work alone.