Kirundi
kuvirwa
Word parts: ku-virwa
koo-VEE-rwah
How to say it
Kirundikuvirwakoo-VEE-rwahsoon
Englishto be soakedsoon
Frenchêtre trempé, dégoulinantsoon
Meaning
to be soaked or flooded, as when a house fills with water.
Good to know
to be soaked, flooded in house
Examples
- Inzu yaciye ivirwa n'imvura.The house got flooded by the rain.
- Ntabwo dushaka ko urugo rwacu ruvirwa.We don't want our compound to be flooded.
- Imirima yaravize n'umwuzure.The fields got flooded by the overflow.
- Iyo nzu iravirwa buri gihe c'imvura.That house floods every time it rains.
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