Kirundi
gupfuka
Word parts: gu-pfuka
goo-PFOO-kah
How to say it
Kirundigupfukagoo-PFOO-kahsoon
Englishto be coolsoon
Frenchêtre frais, enveloppersoon
Meaning
to be shaded and cool, or in its transitive sense, to wrap or cover something up.
Good to know
has two faces: an intransitive 'be cool/shady' sense and a transitive 'cover, wrap' sense; context tells them apart.
Examples
- Ku giti kirapfuka neza.It's cool and shady under the tree.
- Ndashaka gupfuka ibiryo mbere yo kuva.I want to cover the food before I leave.
- Ntashaka gupfuka ikirahuri.He doesn't want to cover the glass.
- Uzi gupfuka umwana igihe kizize?Do you know how to cover the baby when it's cold?
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