gutema

How to say it

Meaning

to cut down or chop something with a bladed tool, such as a tree or grass.

Good to know

to cut (tree, grass)

Examples

• Yatemye igiti kinini imbere y'inzu.He cut down a big tree in front of the house.
• Twagiye gutema ubwatsi mu murima.We went to cut grass in the field.
• Ntabwo bemerewe gutema ibiti mu ishyamba ryarindwe.They are not allowed to cut trees in the protected forest.
• Uzatema ryari izo nkindi?When will you cut those sugarcanes?

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