Kinyarwanda
gusitara
Word parts: gu-sitara
goo-see-TAH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagusitaragoo-see-TAH-rahsoon
Englishto stumblesoon
Frenchtrébuchersoon
Meaning
to trip or lose one's footing while walking.
Good to know
literal (tripping on an object) and figurative (making a small slip or mistake).
Examples
- Yasitaye ku ibuye maze aragwa.He stumbled on a stone and fell.
- Witonde ntugasitare mu nzira.Be careful not to stumble on the path.
- Ntiyigeze asitara n'umunota umwe avuga.He didn't stumble even once while speaking.
- Nasitaye ariko sinaguye.I stumbled but I didn't fall.
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