Kirundi
guhanagura
Word parts: gu-hanagura
gu-ha-na-GU-ra
How to say it
Kirundiguhanaguragu-ha-na-GU-rasoon
Englishto wipe offsoon
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Meaning
to remove dirt or liquid from a surface by rubbing or dragging something across it.
Good to know
the ordinary word for wiping — a table, a face, tears, a windshield.
Examples
- Ndahanagura ameza imbere yo kurya.I wipe the table before eating.
- Uzohanagura amaso yawe, uraririmba?Will you wipe your eyes — are you crying?
- Ntahanagura ivumbi kuri iyi meza.He does not wipe the dust off this table.
- Mama yahanaguraga amaraso ku gikomere c'umwana.Mother was wiping the blood off the child's wound.
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