Kinyarwanda
gutandukanya
Word parts: gu-tandukanya
goo-tan-doo-KAH-nyah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutandukanyagoo-tan-doo-KAH-nyahsoon
Englishto separatesoon
Frenchse séparersoon
Meaning
to cause two or more things or people to become different or apart from each other.
Good to know
to separate (tr.), distinguish between
Examples
- Umwarimu yatandukanyije abana babiri barwana.The teacher separated the two children who were fighting.
- Ushobora gutandukanya aya magambo abiri?Can you distinguish these two words?
- Ntabwo dutandukanya ukuri n'ikinyoma.We do not confuse truth and lies.
- Bazatandukanya imbuto nziza n'imbuto mbi.They will separate the good fruit from the bad.
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