Kirundi
gusambuka
Word parts: gu-sambuka
goo-sahm-BOO-kah
How to say it
Kirundigusambukagoo-sahm-BOO-kahsoon
Englishto fall downsoon
Frenchtombersoon
Meaning
to collapse or fall apart, as a house does.
Good to know
to fall down (house, etc.); to come to pieces
Examples
- Urugo rwa sogokuru rwarasambutse.Grandfather's house collapsed.
- Ntibishoboka ko inzu isambuka itagize impamvu.It's not possible for a house to collapse without a reason.
- Wumvise inzu isambuka ijoro rishize?Did you hear a house collapse last night?
- Iyo nzu izosambuka niba idasanwa.That house will fall apart if it isn't repaired.
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