gutema

How to say it

Meaning

to cut down grass or a tree with a blade.

Good to know

to cut grass, tree

Examples

• Umusenzi aratema igiti ku muhoro.The farmer cuts down the tree with a machete.
• Ntatema ivyatsi bikiri bito.He does not cut grass that is still young.
• Mbega waratemye iki mu murima?What did you cut down in the field?
• Tema iyi vyatsi mbere y'uko bikura cane!Cut this grass before it grows too much!