guhonoka

How to say it

Meaning

for rain to fall in a sudden, heavy downpour.

Good to know

Used only with imvura (rain) as the subject; an intransitive verb for a sudden downpour rather than steady rain.

Examples

• Imvura irahonoka.The rain is pouring down.
• Mbega imvura izohonoka none?Will it pour with rain today?
• Imvura ntihonoka muri iki gihe c'umwaka.It doesn't rain heavily at this time of year.
• Imvura izohonoka mu gitondo.It will rain heavily in the morning.