Kirundi
gusitura
Word parts: gu-situra
goo-see-TOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundigusituragoo-see-TOO-rahsoon
Englishto cause to fall insoon
Frenchfaire s'effondrer, déracinersoon
Meaning
to cause something to fall in or collapse, or to pull it out by the roots.
Good to know
causative sense covering both collapsing structures and uprooting.
Examples
- Yasituye igiti gikuze bararokamwo imizi yose.He pulled up the old tree, roots and all.
- Ntabwo dukwiye gusitura urukuta rutari mu kaga.We should not bring down a wall that isn't in danger.
- Ese kubera iki basituye iyo nkuta?Why did they bring that wall down?
- Abakozi bazositura icyo gishitsi kigwa.The workers will bring down that leaning post.
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