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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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