Kirundi
gukikama
Word parts: gu-kikama
goo-kee-KA-ma
How to say it
Kirundigukikamagoo-kee-KA-masoon
Englishto slantsoon
Frenchincliner, placer obliquementsoon
Meaning
to cause something to lean or tilt, to place it obliquely.
Good to know
transitive or intransitive variant of gukika, used to tilt or set something at an angle.
Examples
- Yarakikamye igitanda kugira ngo yinjize mu muryango.He tilted the bed so as to fit it through the door.
- Ntugakikame iyo shelefu, izagwa.Don't tilt that shelf, it will fall.
- Iyo nkingi irakikama buhoro buhoro.That pillar is slanting little by little.
- Tuzokikama iyo meza duhereye iburyo.We will tilt that table starting from the right side.
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