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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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