Kinyarwanda
gukoza
Word parts: gu-koza
goo-KOH-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukozagoo-KOH-zahsoon
Englishto cause to touchsoon
Frenchfaire toucher, toucher avecsoon
Meaning
to cause something to touch another thing, to dip or apply it.
Good to know
the causative of gukora in its 'touch' sense; often used for dipping food or testing something with a touch.
Examples
- Arakoza umugati mu kawa.He is dipping bread into the coffee.
- Yakoje ikiganza mu mazi asuzuma ubushyuhe.He touched his hand to the water to test the temperature.
- Ntiyakoje ikaramu mu wino neza.He did not dip the pen properly into the ink.
- Uzakoza iki mu isosi?What will you dip into the sauce?
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