Kinyarwanda
gutana
Word parts: gu-tana
goo-TAH-nah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutanagoo-TAH-nahsoon
Englishto divorcesoon
Frenchdivorcer (suivi de na avec l'objet)soon
Meaning
to separate from one's spouse in marriage, to divorce.
Good to know
takes "na" before the other spouse: gutana na (to divorce from).
Examples
- Batanye nyuma y'imyaka icumi bashakanye.They divorced after ten years of marriage.
- Ntabwo yashakaga gutana na we.She did not want to divorce him.
- Ni iki cyatumye batana?What caused them to divorce?
- Bazatana niba badashoboye kwumvikana.They will divorce if they cannot come to an understanding.
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