gukatira
goo-kah-TEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukatiragoo-kah-TEE-rah
Englishto sentence (in court)
Frenchcondamner (à une peine)
Meaning
Of a court, to give a guilty person a punishment, such as years in prison or a fine.
Good to know
Takes the person and the punishment: gukatira umuntu imyaka itanu. The passive gukatirwa means to be sentenced.
Examples
- Urukiko rwamukatiye imyaka itanu y'igifungo.The court sentenced him to five years in prison.
- Yakatiwe gufungwa burundu n'urukiko rukuru.He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the high court.
Forms
gukatirwa (passive of gukatira, to sentence), rwakatiye, wakatiwe
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