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Kinyarwanda

gutwara

Word parts: gu-twara

goo-TWAH-rah

How to say it

Kinyarwandagutwaragoo-TWAH-rahsoon
Englishto carrysoon
Frenchportersoon

Meaning

to carry a load, or to transport or take someone or something away.

Good to know

also used abstractly for governing or ruling.

Examples

  • Uyu mugabo atwara amasaka ku isoko.This man carries sorghum to the market.
  • Imodoka yatwaye abagenzi cumi.The car carried ten passengers.
  • Ntabwo ashobora gutwara iyi mizigo yose we wenyine.He cannot carry all this luggage by himself.
  • Ni nde uzatwara iki gihugu nyuma y'amatora?Who will govern this country after the elections?

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