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Kirundi

kumesuza

Word parts: ku-mesuza

koo-meh-SOO-zah

How to say it

Kirundikumesuzakoo-meh-SOO-zahsoon
Englishto wash withsoon
Frenchlaver avec, aider à laversoon

Meaning

to help someone wash clothes, or to wash clothes using something.

Good to know

the causative/instrumental extension of kumesura (-uz-): names the helper or the tool used.

Examples

  • Maria aramesuza mwene wabo isabune.Maria helps her sister do the laundry with soap.
  • Ntamesuza abandi impuzu zabo, ndamesa iza jewe.I don't help others wash their clothes, I wash my own.
  • Uzamfasha kumesuza impuzu z'abana?Will you help me wash the children's clothes?

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