Kirundi
kugesa
Word parts: ku-gesa
ku-GE-sa
How to say it
Kirundikugesaku-GE-sasoon
Englishto harvest milletsoon
Frenchrécolter le milletsoon
Meaning
to harvest millet, cutting it down at the head.
Good to know
millet (amasaka) is the traditional crop most associated with this verb; harvesting other crops usually takes a different verb.
Examples
- Abagabo baragesa amasaka mu ndimiro.The men are harvesting millet in the field.
- Twagesheje umusi wose, tuboneka twarushe.We harvested all day, and ended up exhausted.
- Ubu ni bwo bihe vyo kugesa amasaka bishika.This is now the season when the millet harvest arrives.
- Ntibarashoboye kugesa kubera imvura nyinshi.They haven't been able to harvest because of the heavy rain.
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