kugegena

How to say it

Meaning

to cut up wood into pieces, whittle and carve it, sharpen a stick, or slice something crosswise.

Good to know

to cut up trees or sticks; to whittle, to carve; sharpen stick; to slice crosswise

Examples

• Umworozi aragegena inkoni y'igiti.The herdsman is whittling a wooden stick.
• Ntagegena ibiti bitoya.He does not carve small pieces of wood.
• Ese uragegena iki muri iki giti?What are you carving out of this piece of wood?
• Nzogegena inkwi kugira ngo zoshe neza.I will cut the firewood into pieces so it burns well.