indimi

Kinyarwanda

kurandura

Word parts: ku-randura

koo-rahn-DOO-rah

How to say it

Kinyarwandakurandurakoo-rahn-DOO-rahsoon
Englishto uprootsoon
Frenchdéracinersoon

Meaning

to pull something out by the roots, or remove it forcefully.

Good to know

Use this when talking about removing something from the ground.

Examples

  • Kurandura ibihingwa ni ngombwa.Uprooting plants is necessary.
  • Nzakurandura umuti mu murima.I will pull out the medicine from the garden.
  • Umuhinzi arandura ibyatsi mu murima.The farmer uproots the weeds in the field.
  • Ese urandura igiti cyose cyangwa amashami gusa?Do you uproot the whole tree or just the branches?

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