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Kirundi

gucagagura

Word parts: gu-cagagura

goo-chah-gah-GOO-rah

How to say it

Kirundigucagaguragoo-chah-gah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto break to bitssoon
Frenchbriser en morceaux, hachersoon

Meaning

to break or chop something into many small pieces.

Good to know

to break to bits, chop up in pieces

Examples

  • Umugabo arashaka gucagagura ikigori.The man wants to chop up the maize.
  • Ntibashaka gucagagura ibiti.They don't want to chop the wood to bits.
  • Yamaze gucagagura inyama.She has finished chopping up the meat.
  • Bazogerageza gucagagura amabuye.They will try to break the stones to bits.

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