kwaguka
kwah-GOO-kah
How to say it
Kirundikwagukakwah-GOO-kah
Englishto widen, to expand, to grow larger
Frenchs'élargir, s'étendre, grandir
Meaning
To become wider or larger, spreading out over more space than before.
Good to know
The noun is ukwaguka, expansion: ukwaguka kw'ikirere, the expansion of the universe. The perfective is -agutse: cagutse, it has widened.
Examples
- Igisagara ca Bujumbura kiriko kiraguka.The city of Bujumbura is expanding.
- Umugezi waragutse inyuma y'imvura nyinshi.The stream widened after the heavy rain.
- Ibarabara rizokwaguka kugira imodoka zibone aho zica.The road will be widened so that cars have room to pass.
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