gutembera

How to say it

Meaning

for water or a river to flow into a larger body of water.

Good to know

used specifically of rivers or streams flowing into a lake or sea.

Examples

• Uruzi rutembera mu kiyaga.The river flows into the lake.
• Ese uwo mugezi uratembera muri Tanganyika?Does that stream flow into Lake Tanganyika?
• Ntitembera mu kiyaga, uragarukira mu mugezi.It doesn't flow into the lake — it stops at the stream.
• Uruzi ruzotembera mu nyanja.The river will flow into the sea.