gutangirira
goo-tah-ngee-REE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutangiriragoo-tah-ngee-REE-rah
Englishto start at, to start from
Frenchcommencer à, commencer par
Meaning
To begin at a given place, point or time, or to begin with a given thing.
Good to know
Applicative of gutangira, to begin. The starting point takes ku or kuri: gutangirira ku ntangiriro, to start from the beginning; gutangirira kuri zeru, to start from nothing.
Examples
- Reka dutangirire ku isomo rya mbere.Let us start with the first lesson.
- Urugendo rwacu ruzatangirira i Kigali.Our journey will start in Kigali.
- Ni byiza gutangirira ku bintu byoroshye.It is good to start with easy things.
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