Kirundi
gushuriza
Word parts: gu-shuriza
goo-shoo-REE-zah
How to say it
Kirundigushurizagoo-shoo-REE-zahsoon
Englishto blossomsoon
Frenchfleurir, commencersoon
Meaning
for a plant to begin to blossom, or more broadly to begin something.
Good to know
close to gushurika but leans toward the beginning of a process, not only flowers.
Examples
- Ibiti birashuriza kwera imbuto.The trees are beginning to bear fruit.
- Ntabwo yashurije igikorwa kigoye.He did not begin with the difficult task.
- Ese muzoshuriza gukora ryari?When will you all begin working?
- Imvura izoshuriza kugwa mu mpera z'ukwezi.The rains will begin to fall at the end of the month.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.