gutonda
goo-TOH-ndah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutondagoo-TOH-ndah
Englishto line up; (umurongo) to queue
Frenchaligner ; (umurongo) faire la queue
Meaning
To put things in a row, or, with umurongo, line, to stand in line and wait one's turn.
Good to know
Gutonda umurongo, to queue; gutonda imirongo, to form queues. The perfect is -tonze: batonze umurongo, they are standing in line.
Examples
- Twatonze umurongo dutegereje bisi.We stood in line waiting for the bus.
- Abaturage batonda umurongo ku ivuriro buri gitondo.People line up at the clinic every morning.
- Ntukeneye gutonda umurongo kugira ngo wishyure.You do not need to queue in order to pay.
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