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Kinyarwanda

guhindaga

Word parts: gu-hindaga

goo-heen-DAH-gah

How to say it

Kinyarwandaguhindagagoo-heen-DAH-gahsoon
Englishto thundersoon
Frenchtonnersoon

Meaning

to rumble on with thunder, of the sky.

Good to know

an intensive or repetitive form of guhinda, suggesting thunder that rolls on for a while.

Examples

  • Ijuru riharahindaga kuva mu gitondo.The sky has been rumbling since morning.
  • Ijuru ryahindagaga cyane mu gicuku.The sky rumbled loudly at midday.
  • Ijuru ntiryahindaze kuri iyi mvura.The sky did not rumble with this rain.

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