Kinyarwanda
gupfumuka
Word parts: gu-pfumuka
goo-pfoo-MOO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagupfumukagoo-pfoo-MOO-kahsoon
Englishto get a holesoon
Frenchse trouer (seau, etc.)soon
Meaning
to develop a hole, of a bucket or container.
Good to know
used for a container that has worn through and now leaks.
Examples
- Iseke yarapfumutse ntikigira umumaro.The basket got a hole and is no longer useful.
- Icyuma cyarapfumutse cyararozwa.The pot developed a hole after rusting through.
- Ntikirapfumuka, gikiri gishya.It has not gotten a hole yet, it is still new.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.