Kinyarwanda
gukeba
Word parts: gu-keba
goo-KEH-bah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukebagoo-KEH-bahsoon
Englishto cut in piecessoon
Frenchcouper en morceauxsoon
Meaning
to cut something into pieces, such as meat, vegetables, or cloth.
Good to know
a kitchen and tailoring verb for slicing or cutting up material.
Examples
- Umukobwa arakeba imboga mu gikoni.The girl is cutting vegetables in the kitchen.
- Yakebye inyama mu duce duto.He cut the meat into small pieces.
- Ntiyakebye umwenda neza.He did not cut the cloth well.
- Uzakeba iyi karoti ute?How will you cut this carrot?
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