Kinyarwanda
gusebwa
Word parts: gu-sebwa
goo-SEH-bwah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagusebwagoo-SEH-bwahsoon
Englishto be groundsoon
Frenchêtre moulusoon
Meaning
to be crushed or ground into powder, as grain is milled.
Good to know
the passive form of gusya (to grind); used for grain being milled into flour.
Examples
- Ibigori birasebwa mu ruganda.The maize is ground at the mill.
- Ese ibishyimbo birasebwa nk'ibigori?Are beans ground like maize?
- Ntibisebwa neza n'iyi mashini.They aren't ground well by this machine.
- Ibigori bizasebwa ejo bucyeye.The maize will be ground tomorrow morning.
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