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Kinyarwanda

guca

Word parts: gu-ca

GOO-chah

How to say it

KinyarwandagucaGOO-chahsoon
Englishto cutsoon
Frenchcouper, sectionnersoon

Meaning

a verb of many uses: to cut or sever something, to pass along or through a road, or to pick, as corn; a very common general-purpose verb.

Good to know

to cut (as tree), sever, tear (tr.), pass along road, pick (as corn)

Examples

  • Yaciye igiti mu murima.He cut down a tree in the field.
  • Nca aha buri gitondo njya ku kazi.I pass through here every morning on my way to work.
  • Ese wagiye guca ibigori?Did you go to pick corn?
  • Ntabwo yashoboraga guca uru rugendo wenyine.He could not make that journey alone.

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