Kirundi
igitotsi
Word parts: igi-totsi
ee-ghee-TOHT-see
How to say it
Kirundiigitotsiee-ghee-TOHT-seesoon
Englishforeign articlesoon
Frenchcorps étrangersoon
Meaning
a foreign particle or speck lodged in something, such as in the eye or in milk.
Good to know
foreign article (in eye, milk, water)
Examples
- Nfise igitotsi mu jisho.I have something in my eye.
- Ese igitotsi kirimwo amata?Is there a foreign particle in the milk?
- Nta gitotsi kigaragara mu mazi.No foreign particle is visible in the water.
- Yakuye igitotsi mu jisho ry'umwana.She removed the speck from the child's eye.
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