Kinyarwanda
kurandata
Word parts: ku-randata
koo-rahn-DAH-tah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurandatakoo-rahn-DAH-tahsoon
Englishto lead by the handsoon
Frenchconduire par la mainsoon
Meaning
to guide or lead someone by holding their hand.
Good to know
typically used for guiding a child or an elderly or blind person.
Examples
- Umukobwa arandata sekuru we.The girl leads her grandfather by the hand.
- Ese urandata umwana ajya ku ishuri?Do you lead the child by the hand to school?
- Ntabwo arandata umuntu atazi.He does not lead a stranger by the hand.
- Nzarandata umukecuru anyura mu muhanda.I will lead the old woman by the hand across the road.
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