Kinyarwanda
gukunkumura
Word parts: gu-kunkumura
goo-koon-koo-MOO-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagukunkumuragoo-koon-koo-MOO-rahsoon
Englishto shakesoon
Frenchsecouersoon
Meaning
to shake something vigorously.
Good to know
describes shaking an object such as a tree or a rug.
Examples
- Yakunkumuye igiti kugira ngo imbuto zigwe.He shook the tree so the fruit would fall.
- Arakunkumura umwenda kugira ngo ukureho umukungugu.She shakes out the cloth to remove the dust.
- Ntiyakunkumuye neza igitanda.He did not shake out the bedding properly.
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