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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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