kwihutira
kwee-hoo-TEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikwihutirakwee-hoo-TEE-rah
Englishto hurry to do, rush to
Frenchse dépêcher de, s'empresser de
Meaning
To do something quickly and without delay, treating it as the first thing to do.
Good to know
Followed by an infinitive or a noun: kwihutira gufasha, to hurry to help. Ivyihutirwa are urgent matters; the verb comes from kwihuta, to hurry.
Examples
- Twihutiye kumufasha amaze kugwa.We hurried to help him after he fell.
- Leta ikwiye kwihutira gusanura amabarabara.The government should hurry to repair the roads.
- Abaganga bihutiye kuvura abakomeretse.The doctors rushed to treat the injured.
Forms
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