Kirundi
gusanzara
Word parts: gu-sanzara
goo-sahn-ZAH-rah
How to say it
Kirundigusanzaragoo-sahn-ZAH-rahsoon
Englishto scattersoon
Frenchéparpillersoon
Meaning
to spill or scatter about by itself, said of something that isn't a liquid.
Good to know
the intransitive counterpart of gusanza.
Examples
- Imbuto zarasanzaye zivuye mu mufuka utoboye.The seeds spilled out of the torn sack.
- Ntibishoboka ko amabuye asanzara yonyene.It's not possible for stones to scatter by themselves.
- Wabonye ingano isanzara hasi?Did you see the grain spill on the ground?
- Ivyo bishishwa bizosanzara niba umufuka utomotse.Those grains will spill if the sack tears.
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