Kinyarwanda
gusaga
Word parts: gu-saga
goo-SAH-gah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagusagagoo-SAH-gahsoon
Englishto overflowsoon
Frenchdébordersoon
Meaning
to overflow, to exceed, to be in surplus.
Good to know
used both for liquid overflowing and for a quantity being more than needed.
Examples
- Amazi yarasaze mu nkono.The water overflowed in the pot.
- Umusaruro warasaze uyu mwaka.The harvest was more than enough this year.
- Ntabwo isafuriya yasaze.The pot did not overflow.
- Umubare uzasaga icyo twari twiteze.The number will exceed what we expected.
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