Kinyarwanda
kugagaza
Word parts: ku-gagaza
koo-gah-GAH-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakugagazakoo-gah-GAH-zahsoon
Englishto make stiffsoon
Frenchraidir, rendre rigidesoon
Meaning
to make something stiff; to stiffen.
Good to know
to make stiff, stiffen
Examples
- Ubukonje bwaragagaje intoki ze.The cold stiffened his fingers.
- Ntabwo iyi myenda yagagaje nk'uko natekerezaga.This cloth didn't stiffen as I expected.
- Ese ubwo bushyuhe bugagaza ibiti?Does that heat make wood stiff?
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