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Kinyarwanda

kumanyagura

Word parts: ku-manyagura

koo-mah-nyah-GOO-rah

How to say it

Kinyarwandakumanyagurakoo-mah-nyah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto break apartsoon
Frenchbriser en morceauxsoon

Meaning

to break something into small pieces or fragments.

Good to know

transitive; describes shattering or crumbling something into bits, often forcefully.

Examples

  • Umuhungu aramanyagura igikoma.The boy is breaking the clay pot into bits.
  • Ese wamanyagura ibuye rya kariya kazu?Are you breaking up the stone from that little house?
  • Ntabwo bamanyagura amagi.They do not break the eggs into bits.
  • Nzamanyagura ibisigazwa by'igiti.I will break the remains of the tree into pieces.

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