indimi

Kinyarwanda

gutererana

Word parts: gu-tererana

goo-teh-reh-RAH-nah

How to say it

Kinyarwandagutereranagoo-teh-reh-RAH-nahsoon
Englishto abandonsoon
Frenchabandonnersoon

Meaning

to leave someone or something behind and not return, often deliberately.

Good to know

to abandon

Examples

  • Se yatererenye umuryango we.The father abandoned his family.
  • Kuki mwatereranye inzu yanyu?Why did you abandon your house?
  • Ntabwo tuzatererana abana bacu.We will not abandon our children.
  • Azatererana akazi niba katamwishyura.He will abandon the job if it does not pay him.

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