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Kinyarwanda

gutiza

Word parts: gu-tiza

goo-TEE-zah

How to say it

Kinyarwandagutizagoo-TEE-zahsoon
Englishto lendsoon
Frenchprêtersoon

Meaning

to lend something to someone with the expectation it will be given back.

Good to know

counterpart of gutira; gutiza is what the lender does.

Examples

  • Namutiza amafaranga kugira ngo yishyure ishuri.I lent him money so he could pay for school.
  • Ntabwo nzongera kumutiza ikintu na kimwe.I will not lend him anything again.
  • Watiza se umuturanyi wawe igare ryawe?Would you lend your bicycle to your neighbor?
  • Bazatiza abaturage imbuto z'ibigori uyu mwaka.They will lend maize seeds to residents this year.

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