gukunkumura

How to say it

Meaning

to shake something.

Good to know

transitive, used for shaking an object to loosen or clean it.

Examples

• Yarakunkumuye igiti kugira ngo imbuto zigwe.He shook the tree so the fruit would fall.
• Kunkumura iyo mikeka ikureho umukungugu.Shake that mat to remove the dust.
• Ntiyakunkumuye neza, imvi zisigaye zomeye ku mwenda.He didn't shake it well, dust stayed stuck to the cloth.
• Tuzokunkumura ivyatsi bikuru imbere yo kubishira mu bikapu.We will shake out the tall grass before putting it in the baskets.

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