Kirundi
umusumari
Word parts: umu-sumari
oo-moo-soo-MAH-ri
How to say it
Kirundiumusumarioo-moo-soo-MAH-risoon
Englishnailsoon
Frenchclousoon
Meaning
a metal nail used to fasten wood or other materials.
Good to know
borrowed from Swahili, used the same way in ordinary carpentry talk.
Examples
- Ushiremwo umusumari kugira ngo ibi bice bibane.Put in a nail so these pieces hold together.
- Umusumari waranyishe mu kuguru.A nail pierced my leg.
- Ndakeneye imisumari itanu kugira ngo mbomba iyi ntebe.I need five nails to fix this chair.
- Uyu musumari ntumeze neza, urapfunditse.This nail is no good, it's bent.
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