Kirundi
guhubura
Word parts: gu-hubura
goo-hoo-BOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundiguhuburagoo-hoo-BOO-rahsoon
Englishto dig and break through to hollow placesoon
Frenchcreusersoon
Meaning
to dig through earth until breaking into a hollow or hidden space underground, such as a burrow.
Good to know
Used of digging animals or people breaking into an underground hollow, such as a rat's burrow.
Examples
- Imbeba irahubura mu kuzimu kwayo.The rat digs through into its underground burrow.
- Mbega abana barahubura umwobo w'imbeba?Are the children digging into the rat's burrow?
- Ntamuntu ahubura iyo mvune ata gicu.No one digs through that hollow without a hoe.
- Bazohubura uwo mwobo ejo.They will dig through that hole tomorrow.
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