gukubwa

How to say it

Meaning

to be scratched, or to be dragged along the ground.

Good to know

passive form, used for injuries from scratching or for something dragged.

Examples

• Umwana yarakubuwe n'amahwa ari mu ishamba.The child got scratched by thorns while in the forest.
• Ntimukubwe n'amahwa ari mu bwatsi burebure.Don't get scratched by thorns in the tall grass.
• Igikapu carakubuwe hasi kuva ku muhana kugera iwacu.The bag was dragged along the ground from the road to our house.
• Uzokubwa n'amahwa nimba ugenze mu gasozi udafise ibirenge.You will get scratched by thorns if you walk in the bush without shoes.