gũthura
- to select, choose. To select, to choose. To make a choice among alternatives, particularly in agricultural contexts such as selecting quality coffee beans, choosing breeding sires, selecting what a cow eats while grazing, or demarcating planting sites.
Example: Gũtua na moko nĩkũo kwedagwo nĩũndũ mũndũ nĩahotaga gũthura karia kega na gakũrũ rĩrĩa egũtua. (Hand harvesting is often preferred for high-quality coffees, where the process requires meticulousness and selection.); Gũthura mbegũ cia kahũa: Thutha wa kũgetha, mbegu cia kahua ibataraga gũcagũranio nĩgetha iria cia gĩkiro gĩathi na iria irĩ na wathe cieheranio na iria njega. (Bean selection: After harvesting, coffee bean selection is the next important step. Coffee beans are often selected to eliminate those that are of poor quality or have defects.); Gũthura mbegũ cia ndegwa iria hĩtũkie nĩ gũteithagia arĩmi kũmenya ng'ombe cia gũciarithania nacio nĩgũo kũnyihia moritũ maria monekanaga hindĩ ya gũciara. (Selecting semen from highly proven sires allows producers to identify matings that reduce calving difficulty.)