Kinyarwanda
gutambutsa
Word parts: gu-tambutsa
goo-tah-MBOO-tsah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutambutsagoo-tah-MBOO-tsahsoon
Englishto surpass insoon
Frenchsurpasser ensoon
Meaning
to cause something to go beyond or ahead of another, to surpass in some quality.
Good to know
causative form of gutambuka, used when one thing measurably exceeds another.
Examples
- Amanota ye yatambutse ay'abandi banyeshuri.His grades surpassed those of the other students.
- Uyu mwaka umusaruro watambutse uw'umwaka ushize.This year's harvest surpassed last year's.
- Nta kintu gitambutsa ubushake bwe bwo kwiga.Nothing surpasses his willingness to study.
- Bizatambutsa ibyo twiteze byose.It will surpass everything we expected.
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