Kirundi
kugaduka
Word parts: ku-gaduka
koo-gah-DOO-kah
How to say it
Kirundikugadukakoo-gah-DOO-kahsoon
Englishto be drysoon
Frenchêtre sec, se desséchersoon
Meaning
to become dry or parched, or to die suddenly.
Good to know
the noun uku-gaduka, 'aridness, drought', is the deverbal noun of the drying-out sense.
Examples
- Ubutaka buragaduka mu mezi y'icanzo.The soil becomes parched during the dry season.
- Ntagaduka, ni umuntu mukomeye.He does not just drop dead, he is a robust man.
- Ese ubwo butaka buragaduka kubera iki?Why does that land become so dry?
- Bizogaduka niyimvura idagwa.It will dry up if the rains don't fall.
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