Kinyarwanda
kuzitura
Word parts: ku-zitura
koo-zee-TOO-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuziturakoo-zee-TOO-rahsoon
Englishto untie animalsoon
Frenchdétacher un animal (du piquet, etc.)soon
Meaning
to loosen a rope so that a tied animal is set free again.
Good to know
the reverse of kuzirika: to untie an animal from where it had been fastened.
Examples
- Umuhungu yazitwiye inka bwacyeye mbere yo kuzirisha.The boy untied the cows early in the morning before grazing them.
- Uzitura ryari iyo mbuzi?When do you untie that goat?
- Ntabwo yazitwiye ihene, yayireke izirikanye.He didn't untie the goat, he left it tied up.
- Zitura iyo nka umaze kuyongera ubwatsi.Untie that cow once you've given it more grass.
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