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Kirundi

kuyaza

Word parts: ku-yaza

koo-YAH-zah

How to say it

Kirundikuyazakoo-YAH-zahsoon
Englishto cause to meltsoon
Frenchfaire fondresoon

Meaning

to cause something to melt.

Good to know

another causative of the -yag- root, close in meaning to kuyagisha.

Examples

  • Umukozi arayaza ivuta ku muriro muto.The worker melts the fat over a low fire.
  • Uyu mwanzu ntushobora kuyaza urutare.This heat cannot melt stone.
  • Twayazaga isukari kugira dukore ibitoke biryoshe.We used to melt sugar to make sweet treats.
  • Bazoyaza ico cuma bakigira ivyuma vy'ibikoresho.They will melt that metal down and turn it into tools.

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