gutwaza
goo-TWAH-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagutwazagoo-TWAH-zahsoon
Englishto help carry; to carry for someonesoon
Frenchaider à porter ; porter pour quelqu'unsoon
Meaning
To carry things for someone or help them carry a load, often as paid work, like a porter at a market.
Good to know
Causative of gutwara, to carry. The person helped is the object: gutwaza umuntu imizigo, to carry someone's bags for them. The past is yatwaje.
Examples
- Yantwaje igikapu kugeza kuri bisi.He helped me carry my bag to the bus.
- Abasore bakora akazi ko gutwaza abaguzi ibyo baguze.Young men work carrying purchases for customers.
- Ntukemere gutwaza imizigo y'umuntu utazi ku kibuga cy'indege.Never agree to carry a stranger's bags at the airport.
The same word in
Not yet checked by a native speaker.