Kinyarwanda
guturama
Word parts: gu-turama
goo-too-RAH-mah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguturamagoo-too-RAH-mahsoon
Englishto lurksoon
Frenchguettersoon
Meaning
to lie in wait secretly, usually intending to steal or cause harm.
Good to know
Use 'guturama' to describe sneaking around for a bad purpose.
Examples
- Abajura baragutse batiranye.The thieves lay in wait quietly.
- Ntabwo twakagombye guturama mu mwanya mubi.We shouldn't lie in wait in a bad place.
- Umujura yaturamaga inyuma y'inzu.The thief was lurking behind the house.
- Ese hari uturama hano?Is someone lurking here?
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