indimi

Kirundi

gutangatanga

Word parts: gu-tangatanga

goo-tahn-gah-TAHN-gah

How to say it

Kirundigutangatangagoo-tahn-gah-TAHN-gahsoon
Englishto encirclesoon
Frenchencercler, entourersoon

Meaning

to form a circle around something or someone, to surround it.

Good to know

to encircle

Examples

  • Abapolisi baratangatanga iyo nzu.The police are encircling that house.
  • Tuzotangatanga umurima kugira ngo dukingire ibiterwa.We will encircle the field to protect the crops.
  • Ntatangatanga abantu ata gitegetsi.He does not encircle people without an order.

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