gukwema

How to say it

Meaning

to grind something.

Good to know

transitive, used for grinding grain or other hard substances.

Examples

• Yarakwemye ibigori kugira ngo abone ifu.He ground the maize to get flour.
• Kwema iyo sonyi tubone umuceri mwiza.Grind that rice so we get good grain.
• Ntiyakwemye neza, ifu iracari itonganye.He didn't grind it properly, the flour is still coarse.
• Tuzokwema ibigori vyose vy'iki cumweru.We will grind all this week's maize.

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