umushakashatsi
oo-moo-shah-kah-SHAH-tsee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaumushakashatsioo-moo-shah-kah-SHAH-tsee
Englishresearcher
Frenchchercheur
Meaning
A person whose work is to study a subject in depth and bring new knowledge, in a university, an institute or a laboratory.
Good to know
Plural abashakashatsi. It comes from gushakashaka, to search thoroughly; research itself is ubushakashatsi.
Examples
- Umushakashatsi wo muri kaminuza yiga ku ndwara z'ibihingwa.A university researcher is studying plant diseases.
- Abashakashatsi bavumbuye ubwoko bushya bw'ibikeri.Researchers have discovered a new kind of frog.
- Arashaka kuzaba umushakashatsi mu buhinzi.She wants to become an agricultural researcher.
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Forms
abashakashatsi (plural of umushakashatsi, researcher)
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