Kirundi
kubumbira
Word parts: ku-bumbira
koo-boo-MBEE-rah
How to say it
Kirundikubumbirakoo-boo-MBEE-rahsoon
Englishto mold atsoon
Frenchmouler à, poursoon
Meaning
to mold or shape clay for someone, or at a particular place.
Good to know
applicative form of kubumba: adds the sense 'for/at'.
Examples
- Umubumvyi arabumbira umukiriya wiwe inzabya.The potter is molding a jar for his customer.
- Ntamubumbira ku mugoroba.He doesn't mold things for him in the evening.
- Ese abumbira he?Where does he do his pottery work?
- Nzomubumbira ibirongo bibiri.I will mold two pots for him.
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