Kinyarwanda
igitotsi
Word parts: igi-totsi
ee-gee-TOHT-see
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigitotsiee-gee-TOHT-seesoon
Englishsomething in eyesoon
Frenchquelque chose dans l'œilsoon
Meaning
a small foreign particle that gets into the eye and irritates it.
Good to know
something in eye
Examples
- Mfite igitotsi mu jisho, ntabasha kureba neza.I have something in my eye, I can't see well.
- Ntabwo yashoboye gukura igitotsi mu jisho rye.He couldn't get the speck out of his eye.
- Ese wabashije gukura igitotsi cy'umwana?Were you able to remove the speck from the child's eye?
- Igitotsi kimwe cyamubujije kureba neza umunsi wose.A single speck kept him from seeing well all day.
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