Kirundi
gutumwa
Word parts: gu-tumwa
goo-TOOM-wah
How to say it
Kirundigutumwagoo-TOOM-wahsoon
Englishto be sentsoon
Frenchêtre envoyésoon
Meaning
to be dispatched or ordered to go somewhere, usually to carry out an errand.
Good to know
the passive of gutuma (to send someone).
Examples
- Umwana aratumwa kugura umunyu.The child is sent to buy salt.
- Ese uratumwa kenshi na so?Are you often sent on errands by your father?
- Ntatumwa n'uwo atazi neza.He isn't sent by someone he doesn't know well.
- Azotumwa kuvugana n'abakuru.He will be sent to speak with the elders.
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