Kirundi
guhongorora
Word parts: gu-hongorora
goo-hoh-ngoh-ROH-rah
How to say it
Kirundiguhongororagoo-hoh-ngoh-ROH-rahsoon
Englishto cause to fall noisilysoon
Frenchfaire tomber bruyammentsoon
Meaning
to make something fall down with a loud crash.
Good to know
The causative of guhongoroka — someone or something actively knocks a thing down noisily, rather than it simply collapsing.
Examples
- Umuyaga wahongoroye igiti kinini.The wind brought a big tree crashing down.
- Yahongoroye urukuta rwose.He knocked the whole wall down with a crash.
- Ntimuze guhongorora inkuni z'uwundi.Don't come and send someone else's firewood crashing down.
- Bahongoroye inzu kugira ngo bubake indi.They knocked the house down to build another one.
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