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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