Kirundi
gukuburwa
Word parts: gu-kuburwa
goo-koo-BOOR-wah
How to say it
Kirundigukuburwagoo-koo-BOOR-wahsoon
Englishto be sweptsoon
Frenchêtre balayésoon
Meaning
for a place to be swept clean, or for something to be swept away.
Good to know
The passive of gukubura (to sweep); used of a floor or yard being cleaned, or of something being swept away by water or wind.
Examples
- Urugo rurakuburwa buri gitondo.The compound is swept every morning.
- Mbega inzu yawe irakuburwa kenshi?Is your house swept often?
- Iki cumba ntikuburwa uyu munsi.This room isn't being swept today.
- Urugo ruzokuburwa mbere y'uko abashitsi bashika.The yard will be swept before the guests arrive.
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