gusenyuka
goo-seh-NYOO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandagusenyukagoo-seh-NYOO-kahsoon
Frenchs'effondrer; se désagrégersoon
Meaning
Of a building, to fall down or be destroyed; of a group, a marriage or an army, to break up.
Good to know
The intransitive of gusenya, to demolish. Said of buildings (inzu yasenyutse) and of groups or homes that break up (urugo rwasenyutse).
Examples
- Inzu yasenyutse kubera imvura nyinshi.The house collapsed because of heavy rain.
- Urugo rwabo rwasenyutse nyuma y'imyaka ibiri.Their marriage broke up after two years.
- Iryo tsinda ry'abaririmbyi ryarasenyutse.That band of singers broke up.
Forms
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