Kirundi
gukakura
Word parts: gu-kakura
goo-kah-KOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundigukakuragoo-kah-KOO-rahsoon
Englishto tear clothessoon
Frenchdéchirer les vêtementssoon
Meaning
to tear one's clothes in anger, or to rip grass thatching off a roof.
Good to know
to tear clothes (in anger); to rip grass from house, etc
Examples
- Yarakakuye impuzu ashavuye.He tore his clothes in anger.
- Abasore barakakuye ubwatsi bwo ku nzu.The young men tore the thatch grass off the house.
- Ntukakure impuzu z'abandi.Don't tear other people's clothes.
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