Kirundi
gutsindagira
Word parts: gu-tsindagira
goo-tseen-dah-GEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundigutsindagiragoo-tseen-dah-GEE-rahsoon
Englishto crush downsoon
Frenchécraser, pressersoon
Meaning
to press or crush something down.
Good to know
to crush down, press down
Examples
- Umuhinzi yatsindagiye ivu ku mizi y'igiti.The farmer pressed the soil down around the tree's roots.
- Ese wotsindagira uwo mwavu mu gikapu?Could you press that hay down into the sack?
- Ntitsindagira ivyondo bitameze neza.You don't press down clods of earth that aren't right.
- Umukozi azotsindagira udukingi mu mwobo.The worker will press the small stakes down into the hole.
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