Kirundi
gusitukana
Word parts: gu-situkana
goo-see-too-KAH-nah
How to say it
Kirundigusitukanagoo-see-too-KAH-nahsoon
Englishto collapse withsoon
Frenchs'effondrer avecsoon
Meaning
to collapse together with something else.
Good to know
used when two things fall or give way together.
Examples
- Urugi rwarasitukanye n'urukuta.The door collapsed along with the wall.
- Ntabwo dukeneye ko ibintu bisitukana muri iyi nzu.We do not want things collapsing together in this house.
- Ese vyasitukanye gute?How did they collapse together?
- Ibigo bibiri bizositukana niba umusingi utegurwa neza.The two buildings will collapse together if the foundation isn't done properly.
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