Kirundi
umutara
Word parts: umu-tara
oo-moo-TAH-ra
How to say it
Kirundiumutaraoo-moo-TAH-rasoon
Englishumbrellasoon
Frenchparapluiesoon
Meaning
an umbrella, or a makeshift shelter used against rain.
Good to know
umbrella; crude rain shelter
Examples
- Fata umutara, imvura irashaka kugwa.Take an umbrella, it's about to rain.
- Twubatse umutara w'ivyatsi kugira dukingirwe n'imvura.We built a grass shelter to protect us from the rain.
- Umutara wanje waratembutse ejo.My umbrella broke yesterday.
- Bicaye musi y'umutara bategereje ko imvura ihagarara.They sat under the shelter waiting for the rain to stop.
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