gukungagurika

How to say it

Meaning

to fall down and scrape or skin oneself.

Good to know

intransitive, describes falling in a way that grazes the skin.

Examples

• Umwana yarakungagurikiye ku ibuye ari mu ivuko.The child fell and skinned himself on a stone while playing outside.
• Ntukungagurike, iyo nzira irimwo amabuye menshi.Don't fall and hurt yourself, that path is full of stones.
• Yarakungagurikiye afise ivuriro mu mavi.He fell and badly skinned his knees.
• Uzokungagurika nimba udakoze witonze kuri iyo baiskeli.You will fall and scrape yourself if you're not careful on that bicycle.