Kirundi
kumatura
Word parts: ku-matura
ku-ma-TU-ra
How to say it
Kirundikumaturaku-ma-TU-rasoon
Englishto unsticksoon
Frenchdétachersoon
Meaning
to pull apart or separate something that had been glued or stuck together.
Good to know
the opposite of sticking things together; used for glue, mud, or anything adhered.
Examples
- Yamaturye impapuro zari zaramatanye.He separated the papers that had stuck together.
- Ushobora kumatura ibi bikoresho bibiri?Can you separate these two stuck items?
- Ntibashoboye kumatura ibintu vyari vyaramatanye n'ibumba.They could not separate the things that had stuck together with clay.
- Tuzobimatura tuzokoresha amazi ashushe.We will separate them using hot water.
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