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Kinyarwanda

gutsika

Word parts: gu-tsika

goo-TSEE-kah

How to say it

Kinyarwandagutsikagoo-TSEE-kahsoon
Englishto stopsoon
Frencharrêter, éteindresoon

Meaning

to bring a boat to a stop and secure it, to moor.

Good to know

to stop, tie up boat

Examples

  • Abarobyi batsitse ubwato ku nkombe.The fishermen moored the boat at the shore.
  • Twategereje ubwato kugira ngo dutsike ku cyambu.We waited for the boat to dock at the port.
  • Ntabwo yatsitse ubwato neza, bwaragenze bugenda.He did not tie up the boat properly, it drifted away.
  • Uzatsika he ubwato ejo?Where will you moor the boat tomorrow?

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