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Kinyarwanda

guhorota

Word parts: gu-horota

goo-hoh-ROH-tah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaguhorotagoo-hoh-ROH-tahsoon
Englishto be thinsoon
Frenchêtre maigresoon

Meaning

to be thin, of a person's body.

Good to know

describes physical thinness, often from illness or hard living.

Examples

  • Yahorotse cyane amaze kurwara.He became very thin after being sick.
  • Arahorota kubera inzara.He is thin from hunger.
  • Ntiyahorotse nk'uko twabitekerezaga.He is not as thin as we thought.
  • Uzahorota niba udatunganya indyo yawe.You will become thin if you don't fix your diet.

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