Kirundi
gukokorera
Word parts: gu-kokorera
goo-ko-ko-REH-ra
How to say it
Kirundigukokoreragoo-ko-ko-REH-rasoon
Englishto strip off leaves forsoon
Frencheffeuiller pour, à cause desoon
Meaning
to strip leaves off a branch for someone or for a reason.
Good to know
applied form of gukokora.
Examples
- Yarakokoreye umuvyeyi wiwe inkoni yo gucumura.He stripped a stick clean for his mother to use for weeding.
- Kokorera abana inkoni bakine.Strip a branch clean for the children to play with.
- Ntiyakokorera uwariko amusaba.He did not strip it for the one who asked him.
- Tuzokokorera abubatsi amashami y'uruzitiro.We will strip branches clean for the builders' fence.
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