Kirundi
gutondekanya
Word parts: gu-tondekanya
goo-tohn-deh-KAH-nyah
How to say it
Kirundigutondekanyagoo-tohn-deh-KAH-nyahsoon
Englishto line upsoon
Frenchaligner (vt)soon
Meaning
to arrange people or things in a line.
Good to know
The transitive/causative of gutondekana.
Examples
- Umwigisha yatondekanije abana imbere y'urwibutso.The teacher lined up the children in front of the memorial.
- Ese wotondekanya ibitabo hejuru y'ameza?Could you arrange the books in a row on the table?
- Ntitondekanya ibintu ata mpangano ifise.One doesn't arrange things without a plan.
- Umukozi azotondekanya ibicuruzwa ku bubiko.The worker will arrange the goods in a row in the storeroom.
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