Kinyarwanda
gucikwa
Word parts: gu-cikwa
goo-CHEE-kwah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagucikwagoo-CHEE-kwahsoon
Englishto make an errorsoon
Frenchcommettre une erreur, mal calculersoon
Meaning
to make a mistake or miscalculation.
Good to know
to make an error, miscalculate
Examples
- Yacitswe mu mibare y'ibarura.He made an error in the count.
- Ntabwo nzongera gucikwa nk'uko byabaye.I won't make that mistake again.
- Umucuruzi yacitswe agasubiza amafaranga menshi cyane.The trader miscalculated and gave back too much money.
- Ese wacitswe mu gukora iyi mibare?Did you make an error in doing this calculation?
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