kuzenguruka
koo-zeh-ngoo-ROO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuzengurukakoo-zeh-ngoo-ROO-kahsoon
Englishto go around, to tour; to surroundsoon
Frenchfaire le tour de, parcourir; entourersoon
Meaning
To move in a circle around something, to travel around a place, or to stand all around it.
Good to know
Takes the place as object: kuzenguruka isi, to travel around the world. The causative kuzengurutsa means to turn something round.
Examples
- Isi izenguruka izuba mu mwaka umwe.The earth goes around the sun in one year.
- Twazengurutse umujyi wa Kigali ku igare.We toured the city of Kigali by bicycle.
- Abapolisi bazengurutse inzu yose.The police surrounded the whole house.
Forms
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