Kirundi
guseba
Word parts: gu-seba
goo-SEH-bah
How to say it
Kirundigusebagoo-SEH-bahsoon
Englishto become barrensoon
Frenchdevenir stérile (par manque d'engrais)soon
Meaning
to stop bearing fruit or crops, from lack of fertility in the soil.
Good to know
to become barren (from lack of fertilizer)
Examples
- Uyu murima warasebye kubera kudashirwamwo ifumbire.This field became barren from not being fertilized.
- Ntibisebye vyoroshye iyo hakoreshejwe ifumbire.It doesn't become barren easily when fertilizer is used.
- Wabonye umurima waseba kubera imvura nkeya?Have you seen a field become barren from too little rain?
- Iyo mirima izoseba niba idashirwamwo ifumbire buri mwaka.Those fields will become barren if fertilizer isn't added every year.
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