kugwa

How to say it

Meaning

to fall, dropping to the ground.

Good to know

several fixed idioms use this verb, such as kugwa mahera ('to be finished') and kugwa mu gahundwe ('to be dumbfounded').

Examples

• Umwana yaguye ku vyayaguriye inzira.The child fell on the way to school.
• Igiti kiragwa iyo umuyaga ukaze cane.The tree falls when the wind is very strong.
• Ntukagwe, iyi nzira iratereranye.Don't fall, this path is slippery.
• Ibihe vyiwe vyaguye mu ntambara.His time came to an end in the war.

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