Kirundi
kumesurwa
Word parts: ku-mesurwa
koo-meh-SOO-rwah
How to say it
Kirundikumesurwakoo-meh-SOO-rwahsoon
Englishto be washedsoon
Frenchêtre lavésoon
Meaning
to have one's clothes washed, be laundered.
Good to know
the passive of kumesura, formed with -w-; the clothes rather than the washer become the subject.
Examples
- Impuzu zirameswa zikamesurwa buri cyumweru.The clothes are collected and laundered every week.
- Impuzu ntizamesurwa kubera ntamazi.The clothes will not be laundered because there is no water.
- Ese impuzu z'umwana zaramesuwe?Has the child's clothing been washed?
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