kuyonga

How to say it

Meaning

to melt or dissolve, as sugar or salt does, or to gradually be absorbed and disappear.

Good to know

intransitive counterpart of the causatives kuyagisha and kuyaza.

Examples

• Isukari irayonga mu mazi ashushe.Sugar dissolves in hot water.
• Urubura rwarayonze izuba ryaje.The ice melted when the sun came out.
• Ntiyoyonga ningoga niba ari urutare.It won't dissolve quickly if it's stone.
• Amafaranga y'akabanga azoyonga mu kwezi kumwe.The savings will be absorbed away within a single month.

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