Kirundi
kumijirwa
Word parts: ku-mijirwa
koo-mee-JEE-rwah
How to say it
Kirundikumijirwakoo-mee-JEE-rwahsoon
Englishto be sprinkled onsoon
Frenchêtre aspergésoon
Meaning
to be sprinkled or splashed on by something.
Good to know
the passive of kumijira.
Examples
- Umwana aramijirwa amazi n'imvura.The child gets splashed by the rain.
- Sinamijirwa amazi kuko naranyuze kure y'umuhanda.I wasn't splashed because I passed far from the road.
- Ese wamijirwe amazi n'imodoka?Were you splashed by the car?
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