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gerera (-geredde) v.tr. appl. measure/estimate/compare for

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etc. Buli muntu Katonda yamugerera ennaku ze z'alimala ku nsi. God has measured out for every person the days he will spend on earth.

gerera (-geredde) v.tr. appl. measure/estimate/compare for, etc. Buli muntu Katonda yamugerera ennaku ze z'alimala ku nsi. God has measured out for every person the days he will spend on earth.

Related Words
geregere var. of ggereggere q. v. geregeza (-geregezezza) v.i. slobber dribble at the mouth (particularly during sleep), cf. engeregeze; engagize. gereka (-gerese) v.i. overlap (of teeth) v.tr. provide by way of supplement, add (something different), kugereka nva, to add greens (to the main dish). gereka (-gerese) v.tr. allot apportion, parcel out; distribute; assign; estimate, omusolo omugereke, poll tax. Gy'otosula togerekerayo bibya. (prov.) Where you gerengetanya (-gerengetanyizza) v.i. try every device v.tr. figure out, workout, t devise means for. Nnemeddwa okugerenge-tanya eky'okukola. I couldn't (lit. have failed to) figure out gereesa (-gereesezza) v.i. speak enigmatic- v ally/in riddles; speculate hypothecate. c f. 3 gera> gerekera (-gerekedde) v.i. & tr- = gereka. Yagerekera amannyo. He has overlapping teeth. c f. en gereka. gerenjula (-gerenjudde) v.i. speak in riddles; speak in parables; tell funny stories joke. v.tr. okugerenjula ebigambo, to twist words, alter the meanings of words, cf. %era, omugerengejjo, omugerenjuzi. gererera (-gereredde) v.i. appl. 2 dribble saliva; run flow (as a pool of liquid on a solid); become stained/smeared. Essowaani zonna yazirese awo nga zigerereddeko emmere. She left all gerereza (-gererezza) v.tr. appl. 2 caus. stain with saliva; smear; make blots. cf. engeregeze engezi. gererwako (-gereddwako) v.i. appl. pass. be used as a model/pattern/standard of measure/standard of comparison.