Kirundi
kwirunda
Word parts: kw-irunda
kwee-ROON-dah
How to say it
Kirundikwirundakwee-ROON-dahsoon
Englishto accumulatesoon
Frenchs'accumuler, s'entasser (vi)soon
Meaning
to pile up or accumulate on its own.
Good to know
intransitive; describes things gathering into a heap by themselves.
Examples
- Ndabona amakayi ashaka kwirunda imbere y'inzu.I see the rubbish is piling up in front of the house.
- Ntitwashaka ko ibicuruzwa byirunda mu bubiko.We didn't want the goods to pile up in the storeroom.
- Ivyanditswe birashobora kwirunda niba udabikurikirana.Papers can pile up if you don't keep on top of them.
- Amazi yagerageje kwirunda mu mwobo.The water tended to collect in the pit.
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