Kinyarwanda
gucyuya
Word parts: gu-cyuya
goo-CHYOO-yah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagucyuyagoo-CHYOO-yahsoon
Englishto fadesoon
Frenchse fanersoon
Meaning
to lose color, brightness, or intensity over time; to fade.
Good to know
to fade
Examples
- Ishati ye yacyuye kubera izuba.His shirt faded because of the sun.
- Amabara y'ifoto yacyuye nyuma y'imyaka myinshi.The colors of the photo faded after many years.
- Urukundo rwabo ntirwacyuye n'igihe.Their love did not fade with time.
- Ibara ry'igitambaro ryacyuye ryamaze gukarabwa kenshi.The cloth's color faded after being washed many times.
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