Kirundi
gukorokera
Word parts: gu-korokera
goo-ko-ro-KEH-ra
How to say it
Kirundigukorokeragoo-ko-ro-KEH-rasoon
Englishto fall atsoon
Frenchtomber à, pour, sursoon
Meaning
to fall at, on, or toward something or someone.
Good to know
applied form of gukoroka.
Examples
- Igiti carakorokeye ku nzu y'umuturanyi.The tree fell onto the neighbor's house.
- Ntukicare ng'aho, amashami arakorokera ng'aho.Don't sit there, branches keep falling there.
- Amabuye yarakorokeye ku bagenzi bariko baranyura munsi y'urutare.Rocks fell on the travelers who were passing beneath the cliff.
- Ivu rizokorokera ku bikorwa vyose iyo ikirunga cahiye.Ash will fall on all the crops if the volcano erupts.
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