Kirundi
gutebutsa
Word parts: gu-tebutsa
goo-teh-BOO-tsah
How to say it
Kirundigutebutsagoo-teh-BOO-tsahsoon
Englishto do quicklysoon
Frenchfaire vite, se dépêchersoon
Meaning
to do something quickly, without wasting time.
Good to know
to do quickly
Examples
- Umukozi aratebutsa akazi kugira arangize ku gihe.The worker does the job quickly so as to finish on time.
- Ntatebutsa akazi kagenda gatoya gatoya.He does not rush work that needs to go step by step.
- Mbega mwatebutsije iki?What did you do quickly?
- Tebutsa, isaha iraheze!Do it quickly, time is running out!
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