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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.

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