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Kirundi

gutemwa

Word parts: gu-temwa

goo-TEH-mwah

How to say it

Kirundigutemwagoo-TEH-mwahsoon
Englishto be cutsoon
Frenchêtre coupé, être amputésoon

Meaning

to be cut down, as grass or a tree.

Good to know

passive of gutema.

Examples

  • Igiti caratemwe n'umusenzi.The tree was cut down by the farmer.
  • Ntitemwa ivyatsi bikiri bito.Young grass is not cut down.
  • Mbega uwo muti waratemwe ryari?When was that tree cut down?
  • Ivyo vyatsi bizotemwa mbere y'uko imvura igwa.That grass will be cut before the rain falls.

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