Kirundi
gukingiriza
Word parts: gu-kingiriza
goo-keen-gee-REE-za
How to say it
Kirundigukingirizagoo-keen-gee-REE-zasoon
Englishto closesoon
Frenchfermersoon
Meaning
to close or shield something using a particular object or material.
Good to know
applied form of gukinga, naming the thing used to shield or close something.
Examples
- Yarakingirije idirisha n'igitambaa.He shielded the window with a cloth.
- Kingiriza uwo mwana n'ingofero kugira ngo izuba ritamwoca.Shield that child with a hat so the sun doesn't burn him.
- Ntiyakingirije neza umuryango, umuyaga waranyanyagije amapapiro.He didn't shield the door properly, and the wind scattered the papers.
- Tuzokingiriza urwo ruzitiro n'amahwa.We will shield that fence with thorns.
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