Kirundi
gusebwa
Word parts: gu-sebwa
goo-SEHB-wah
How to say it
Kirundigusebwagoo-SEHB-wahsoon
Englishto be groundsoon
Frenchêtre moulusoon
Meaning
to be ground down, crushed into powder or flour.
Good to know
The passive of guseba (to grind); used of grain being milled into flour.
Examples
- Ibigori birasebwa ngo bibe ifu.The maize is ground so it becomes flour.
- Mbega uburo burasebwa n'iki gikoresho?Is the sorghum ground with this tool?
- Ibinyampeke ntibisebwa bitarumye neza.The grain isn't ground until it's fully dry.
- Ibigori bizosebwa ejo ku isoko.The maize will be ground at the market tomorrow.
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