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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