guhonyorwa

How to say it

Meaning

to be trampled on or crushed underfoot.

Good to know

The passive of guhonyora — used of whatever ends up crushed, from crops to a person in a crowd.

Examples

• Imboga zarahonyowe n'ing'ombe.The vegetables were trampled by the cattle.
• Umwana yahonyowe mu bantu benshi.The child got trampled in the crowd.
• Simbona ico gituma iyo mirima ihonyorwa gutyo.I don't see why that field keeps getting trampled like this.
• Ntibashaka guhonyorwa n'abasirikare.They don't want to be trampled by the soldiers.