Kirundi
kugundwa
Word parts: ku-gundwa
ku-GUN-dwa
How to say it
Kirundikugundwaku-GUN-dwasoon
Englishto be tamedsoon
Frenchêtre apprivoisésoon
Meaning
to be tamed, said of a once-wild animal.
Good to know
passive of kugunda.
Examples
- Uwo mwina waragunzwe amaze kuza mu rugo.That wild calf was tamed once it came to live at the homestead.
- Inyamaswa nyinshi ntizishoboka kugundwa.Many wild animals cannot be tamed.
- Ntiyaragunzwe neza, aracari mubi.It hasn't been fully tamed, it's still wild.
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