Kirundi
kurimwa
Word parts: ku-rimwa
ku-RI-mwa
How to say it
Kirundikurimwaku-RI-mwasoon
Englishto be cultivatedsoon
Frenchêtre cultivésoon
Meaning
to be hoed or cultivated, of land prepared for planting.
Good to know
the passive of kurima (to cultivate, to farm); used for fields being worked.
Examples
- Uwo murima warimwe neza uyu mwaka.That field was well cultivated this year.
- Iyi ntara irimwa n'iki cane?What is mostly cultivated in this region?
- Iki gisagara ntikirimwa kubera ubutayu.This land is not cultivated because it is barren.
- Iyo mirima izorimwa imbere y'imvura.Those fields will be cultivated before the rains.
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