kunyagira
koo-nyah-GEE-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakunyagirakoo-nyah-GEE-rah
Frenchtremper (pluie) ; écraser (au sport)
Meaning
Of rain, to soak someone through; in sports reports, to beat a team by many goals.
Good to know
Imvura yatunyagiye, the rain drenched us. In football, kunyagira ikipe ibitego bitanu, to thrash a team five nil. The passive is kunyagirwa, to be drenched or thrashed.
Examples
- Imvura yatunyagiye tuva ku isoko.The rain drenched us on our way back from the market.
- Ikipe yacu yanyagiye abashyitsi ibitego bitandatu.Our team thrashed the visitors by six goals.
- Twanyagiwe n'imvura tugera mu rugo twatose.We were caught in the rain and got home soaked.
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