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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.

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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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