Kirundi
kubumbwa
Word parts: ku-bumbwa
koo-BOO-mbwah
How to say it
Kirundikubumbwakoo-BOO-mbwahsoon
Englishto be moldedsoon
Frenchêtre moulésoon
Meaning
to be molded, to be shaped from clay.
Good to know
passive of kubumba.
Examples
- Ibirongo birabumbwa n'ababumvyi bakiri bato.Pots are molded by potters while still young apprentices.
- Aya matafari ntiyabumbwa neza.These bricks were not molded well.
- Ese iyi nzabya yabumbwe na nde?Who was this jar molded by?
- Amatafari azobumbwa ejo bwacu.The bricks will be molded early tomorrow.
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