Kinyarwanda
igituma
Word parts: igi-tuma
ee-gee-TOO-mah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaigitumaee-gee-TOO-mahsoon
Englishreasonsoon
Frenchraisonsoon
Meaning
the cause or motive behind something; a reason.
Good to know
often used as "icyo/ikintu gituma" meaning "what causes/makes".
Examples
- Sinzi igituma atazanye.I don't know the reason he didn't come.
- Nta gituma nabona cyatuma ahunga.I can't find any reason that would make him flee.
- Ese ni iki gituma udakunda kurya inyama?What's the reason you don't like eating meat?
- Igituma yatinze ni uko imodoka ye yangiritse.The reason he was late is that his car broke down.
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