Kirundi
gusavya
Word parts: gu-savya
goo-SAH-vyah
How to say it
Kirundigusavyagoo-SAH-vyahsoon
Englishto break apartsoon
Frenchbriser en morceauxsoon
Meaning
to break something, causing it to split apart.
Good to know
A transitive verb for breaking something so that it splits into pieces, such as wood or a stalk.
Examples
- Umugabo arasavya igiti kigufi.The man breaks the short stick apart.
- Mbega urasavya inkoni yawe kubera iki?Why are you breaking your stick apart?
- Ntawusavya igiti gikomeye ata gikoresho.No one breaks a strong stick apart without a tool.
- Tuzosavya izi nkwi ejo.We will break these firewood sticks apart tomorrow.
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