Kirundi
gukomantaza
Word parts: gu-komantaza
goo-ko-ma-nta-ZA
How to say it
Kirundigukomantazagoo-ko-ma-nta-ZAsoon
Englishto make hardsoon
Frenchdurcirsoon
Meaning
to make something hard, to harden it.
Good to know
causative of gukomantara.
Examples
- Ubushuhe burakomantaza ubutaka.The heat hardens the soil.
- Ntukomantaze uwo mwana n'imvugo zikaze.Don't harden that child with harsh words.
- Yarakomantaje ubutaka bw'urubuga kugira ngo bature imodoka.He hardened the ground on the plot so vehicles could be driven on it.
- Ivyago vyinshi vyarakomantaje umutima wiwe.Many hardships hardened his heart.
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