kwumuka

How to say it

Meaning

to change from moist or wet into a dry state.

Good to know

an inchoative infinitive verb (kw- class), close to kwuma but emphasizing the process of drying rather than the finished state.

Examples

• Impuzu zishobora kwumuka mu masaha make ku zuba.Clothes can become dry in a few hours in the sun.
• Ese ubwatsi bwumutse neza kugira dubugire?Has the grass become dry enough for us to gather it?
• Ntibumuka iyo imvura iguma igwa.It doesn't become dry when the rain keeps falling.
• Amabuye y'ivu aragiye kwumuka nyuma y'imisi mike.The clay bricks are going to become dry after a few days.