Kirundi
gukubeba
Word parts: gu-kubeba
goo-koo-BEH-ba
How to say it
Kirundigukubebagoo-koo-BEH-basoon
Englishto drag along quicklysoon
Frenchentraîner rapidementsoon
Meaning
to sweep something along quickly, as wind or a river does.
Good to know
transitive, used for the force of wind or water carrying things away.
Examples
- Umuyaga warakubebye impapuro zose zo ku meza.The wind swept all the papers off the table.
- Uruzi rurashobora gukubeba ivyuma vyoroshe.The river can sweep away light objects.
- Ntiyakubebye igitanda, cari kiremereye cane.It couldn't sweep the bed away, it was too heavy.
- Umwuzure uzokubeba ivyahinzwe vyose.The flood will sweep away all the crops.
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