Kirundi
kuyoza
Word parts: ku-yoza
koo-YOH-zah
How to say it
Kirundikuyozakoo-YOH-zahsoon
Englishto gather upsoon
Frenchrassemblersoon
Meaning
to collect scattered things together into one place.
Good to know
an infinitive verb (ku- class) used of physically gathering objects, such as harvested crops or fallen fruit, into a pile or container.
Examples
- Umukobwa arashaka kuyoza ibiti vyavuye ku giti.The girl wants to gather up the fruit that fell from the tree.
- Ese abana barashobora kuyoza ivyatswe mu murima?Can the children gather up the weeds in the field?
- Ntashobora kuyoza ivyo vyose ari wenyene.He cannot gather all of that up by himself.
- Aragiye kuyoza imbuto zose imbere y'uko imvura igwa.He is going to gather up all the crops before the rain falls.
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