gufumbira
goo-foo-MBEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagufumbiragoo-foo-MBEE-rah
Englishto fertilize, to put manure on
Frenchfertiliser, fumer (un champ)
Meaning
To put manure or fertilizer on a field or on plants so that they grow better and yield more.
Good to know
From ifumbire, manure, fertilizer. Gufumbira imyaka, to fertilize the crops; ifumbire y'imborera, organic manure; ifumbire mvaruganda, chemical fertilizer.
Examples
- Abahinzi bafumbira imirima mbere yo gutera.Farmers fertilize the fields before planting.
- Ni ngombwa gufumbira ibigori kugira ngo byere neza.It is important to fertilize maize so that it yields well.
- Twafumbiye insina dukoresheje ifumbire y'imborera.We fertilized the banana plants with organic manure.
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