Kinyarwanda
kwitarura
Word parts: kw-itarura
kwee-tah-ROO-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwitarurakwee-tah-ROO-rahsoon
Englishto separate oneselfsoon
Frenchse séparer, prendre ses distancessoon
Meaning
to hold oneself apart from others, deliberately keeping a distance.
Good to know
to separate oneself, distance oneself
Examples
- Umukozi mushya yitaruye abandi bakozi mu ntangiriro.The new employee kept his distance from the other workers at first.
- Kuki witarura abavandimwe bawe?Why do you distance yourself from your relatives?
- Ntabwo yitaruye umuryango we, akiri hafi yawo.He hasn't distanced himself from his family, he's still close to it.
- Ntuzitarure abagenzi bawe ku bw'ikibazo gito.Don't distance yourself from your friends over a small problem.
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