Kirundi
guhongoroka
Word parts: gu-hongoroka
goo-hoh-ngoh-ROH-kah
How to say it
Kirundiguhongorokagoo-hoh-ngoh-ROH-kahsoon
Englishto fall with a dinsoon
Frenchtomber avec fracassoon
Meaning
to fall down with a loud crashing noise.
Good to know
Describes the fall itself, not the object — a wall, a stack of firewood, or a person collapsing noisily.
Examples
- Ururembo rwahongorotse mu ijoro.The fence came crashing down in the night.
- Yahongorotse asa n'uwatewe intoye.He fell with a crash as if he had been struck.
- Inkuni zahongorotse ku muhora.The firewood came crashing down the slope.
- Ntibisanzwe ko inzu ihongoroka itagize imvura.It's unusual for a house to come crashing down without rain.
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