Kirundi
umukaratusi
Word parts: umu-karatusi
oo-moo-kah-rah-TOO-see
How to say it
Kirundiumukaratusioo-moo-kah-rah-TOO-seesoon
Englisheucalyptus treesoon
Frencheucalyptussoon
Meaning
a tall tree of the eucalyptus family, grown for timber.
Good to know
class 3/4, plural imikaratusi.
Examples
- Twateye imikaratusi ku musozi.We planted eucalyptus trees on the hill.
- Umukaratusi ukura vuba cyane.The eucalyptus grows very quickly.
- Ese uyu mukaratusi warakuze ryari?When did this eucalyptus grow so tall?
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