Kirundi
kurabwa
Word parts: ku-rabwa
ku-RA-bwa
How to say it
Kirundikurabwaku-RA-bwasoon
Englishto be coloredsoon
Frenchêtre teintsoon
Meaning
to be colored, dyed, or marked with color.
Good to know
the passive of kuraba (to color/dye); used for cloth, walls, or other surfaces being colored.
Examples
- Impuzu zirabwa n'ibara ry'umuhondo.The clothes are dyed yellow.
- Iyi nkuta yarabwa ryari?When was this wall colored?
- Iyi mpuzu ntiyarabwa neza.This cloth was not dyed well.
- Inzu zizorabwa imbere y'umuhango.The houses will be painted before the ceremony.
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