Kirundi
kuvunagura
Word parts: ku-vunagura
koo-voo-nah-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kirundikuvunagurakoo-voo-nah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto break to bitssoon
Frenchbriser en morceaux, hachersoon
Meaning
to break something into many small pieces.
Good to know
to break to bits
Examples
- Yavunaguye ikigori mu tuntu duto.He broke the maize cob into small pieces.
- Ndavunagura igiti kugira ngo nkore inkwi.I'm breaking the wood into pieces to make firewood.
- Ntukavunagure ibikombe vy'ubuki.Don't smash the honeycomb into bits.
- Umwana yavunaguye igitabo ciwe.The child tore his book to pieces.
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