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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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