gutakara
goo-tah-KAH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutakaragoo-tah-KAH-rah
Englishto get lost, to go missing
Frenchse perdre, être perdu
Meaning
Of a thing or a person, to be lost so that nobody knows where it is.
Good to know
Usually said of things: telefoni yanjye yatakaye, my phone is lost. The transitive gutakaza means to lose something.
Examples
- Telefoni yanjye yatakaye mu isoko.My phone got lost at the market.
- Ibyangombwa bye byatakaye mu rugendo.His documents went missing on the journey.
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