Kirundi
kwegeka
Word parts: kw-egeka
kweh-GEH-kah
How to say it
Kirundikwegekakweh-GEH-kahsoon
Englishto lean againstsoon
Frenchs'appuyer contresoon
Meaning
to lean something against something else, prop it up, or set up a beehive.
Good to know
to lean against (vt); to prop up; to put up a bee hive
Examples
- Ndegeka umuzinga ku giti kugira ngo winjizwe n'inzuki.I set the beehive against the tree so that bees will enter it.
- Ntukegeke iyo ngazi aho abana bashobora kuyigwamwo.Don't prop that ladder where the children could knock it over.
- Ese wegetse umuzinga wawe hehe uyu mwaka?Where did you put up your beehive this year?
- Twarayegetse ingazi ku ruzitiro kugira dushike ku gisenge.We propped the ladder against the wall so we could reach the roof.
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