Kinyarwanda
guteta
Word parts: gu-teta
goo-TEH-tah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutetagoo-TEH-tahsoon
Englishto jokesoon
Frenchplaisanter, faire le clownsoon
Meaning
to treat something lightly or as a joke, not to take it seriously.
Good to know
to joke, not take seriously, make light of, not experience difficulty
Examples
- Ntukagatete iki kibazo, ni ikintu gikomeye.Don't make light of this problem, it's serious.
- Yatetse amagambo yavuzwe na se.He didn't take seriously what his father said.
- Ntabwo nateta akazi kanjye.I do not treat my work lightly.
- Yigeze guteta akaga nk'aka?Has he ever made light of a danger like this?
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