Kirundi
gutonganira
Word parts: gu-tonganira
goo-tohn-gah-NEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundigutonganiragoo-tohn-gah-NEE-rahsoon
Englishto quarrel aboutsoon
Frenchse disputer à propos desoon
Meaning
to quarrel with someone about a particular matter.
Good to know
the applicative form of gutongana (to quarrel).
Examples
- Abavukanyi baratonganira umutungo w'incuti.The siblings quarrel over the family's inheritance.
- Ese mutonganira iki?What are you quarreling about?
- Ntatonganira ibintu bitagira agaciro.He doesn't quarrel over things that don't matter.
- Bazotonganira ubutaka niba ntanyishu iboneka.They will quarrel over the land if no solution is found.
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