Kinyarwanda
gucika
Word parts: gu-cika
goo-CHEE-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagucikagoo-CHEE-kahsoon
Englishto escapesoon
Frenchs'échappersoon
Meaning
to break, tear, or snap; also to escape or flee.
Good to know
to escape, break, to tear
Examples
- Umugozi wacitse mu gihe cy'akazi.The rope broke during work.
- Yacitse mu maboko y'abamufashe.He escaped from the hands of those who had caught him.
- Ikirenge cye cyacitse ku ibuye rikaze.His sole tore on a sharp stone.
- Ntabwo umuzabibu wacitse mu myaka myinshi.The grapevine hasn't broken in many years.
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