Kirundi
gutosekaza
Word parts: gu-tosekaza
goo-toh-seh-KAH-zah
How to say it
Kirundigutosekazagoo-toh-seh-KAH-zahsoon
Englishto fall in eyesoon
Frenchtomber dans l'œil, blesser l'œilsoon
Meaning
to fall into and hurt someone's eye.
Good to know
The causative counterpart of gutosekara.
Examples
- Umukungugu waratosekaje ijisho ry'umukozi.Dust fell into and hurt the worker's eye.
- Ese ivu ryotosekaza abantu bari hafi y'umuriro?Can ash fall into and hurt the eyes of people near the fire?
- Ntitosekaza abantu bafise indorerwamo.It doesn't hurt the eyes of people wearing glasses.
- Uwo mukungugu uzotosekaza abarimyi bose.That dust will get into and hurt all the farmers' eyes.
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