indimi

Kinyarwanda

guhita

Word parts: gu-hita

goo-HEE-tah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaguhitagoo-HEE-tahsoon
Englishto pass bysoon
Frenchpasser par (un certain endroit)soon

Meaning

to pass by a certain place on the way to somewhere else.

Good to know

also functions as an auxiliary meaning 'to do at once', as in guhita avuga, 'he immediately said'.

Examples

  • Nahise iwanyu nza kuno.I passed by your place on my way here.
  • Arahita mu isoko buri munsi.He passes through the market every day.
  • Ntiyahise mu muhanda wanjye.He did not pass by my street.
  • Uzahita he ugiye ku kazi?Where will you pass on your way to work?

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