Kirundi
gutongoka
Word parts: gu-tongoka
goo-tohn-GOH-kah
How to say it
Kirundigutongokagoo-tohn-GOH-kahsoon
Englishto perishsoon
Frenchpérirsoon
Meaning
to perish, to be consumed.
Good to know
to perish; to be consumed
Examples
- Ibiti vyose vyaratongotse mu muriro w'ishamba.All the trees were consumed in the forest fire.
- Ese umurima wawe waratongotse n'umuriro?Was your field consumed by the fire?
- Ntitongoka ivyo bidakora umuriro.Things that don't catch fire don't get consumed.
- Nimba umuriro ukomeje, ishamba rizotongoka ryose.If the fire keeps going, the whole forest will be consumed.
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