Kirundi
guhanaguza
Word parts: gu-hanaguza
gu-ha-na-GU-za
How to say it
Kirundiguhanaguzagu-ha-na-GU-zasoon
Englishto cause to wipesoon
Frenchfaire essuyer, essuyer avecsoon
Meaning
to make someone wipe something, or to wipe using a particular object.
Good to know
causative/instrumental of guhanagura — the doer wipes with a cloth, or is made to wipe by another.
Examples
- Ndahanaguza umwenda ameza yanduye.I wipe the dirty table with a cloth.
- Uzohanaguza iki ivumbi kuri iyi meza?What will you use to wipe the dust off this table?
- Mwarimu yahanaguje abanyeshuri ibibaho.The teacher made the students wipe the blackboards.
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