Kirundi
gukikamika
Word parts: gu-kikamika
goo-kee-ka-MEE-ka
How to say it
Kirundigukikamikagoo-kee-ka-MEE-kasoon
Englishto slantsoon
Frenchincliner, placer obliquementsoon
Meaning
to make something lean or tilt at an angle.
Good to know
transitive causative, emphasizing the deliberate tilting of an object.
Examples
- Yarakikamitse igikapu kugira ngo arebe imbere.He tilted the basket so he could see inside.
- Ntukikamike iyo kabine, birashobora kumanuka.Don't tilt that cabinet, it might tip over.
- Bakikamitse ubwato kugira ngo bakuremo amazi.They tilted the boat to drain the water out of it.
- Uzokikamika gute iyo meza iremereye?How will you tilt that heavy table?
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