gutetera

How to say it

Meaning

to become stiff, dried out, or hardened, whether from cold, from being scorched, or simply from age; also used of someone who is very strong and solid.

Good to know

to be thoroughly drenched and cold; to be drawn up from cold or being burnt; to dry up and be stiff (food, clothes); to be burnt (of food forgotten); to be very healthy or strong; to be solid; to be dry

Examples

• Impuzu yaratetereye kubera imbeho y'ijoro.The clothing became stiff from the cold of the night.
• Ibiryo ntibitetera vyaruhutswe neza.Food does not dry out and stiffen when it is well stored.
• Mbega ibi biryo biratetereye kubera iki?Why has this food dried up and stiffened?
• Uwo mugabo aratetera koko, ntashobora kunanirwa vuba.That man is truly solid and strong, he cannot easily be worn down.