kunyerera
koo-nyeh-REH-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakunyererakoo-nyeh-REH-rah
Englishto be slippery; to slip, to slide
Frenchêtre glissant ; glisser
Meaning
Of a surface, to be so smooth or wet that feet or tires slide on it; of a person or a thing, to slip or slide.
Good to know
The road is the subject: imihanda iranyerera iyo imvura iguye, the roads get slippery when it rains. The perfect is -nyereye: yanyereye, he slipped.
Examples
- Iyo imvura iguye, uyu muhanda uranyerera.When it rains, this road gets slippery.
- Yanyereye ku ngazi aragwa.He slipped on the stairs and fell.
- Inkweto zanjye zikunda kunyerera ku isima.My shoes tend to slip on the cement.
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