Kinyarwanda
kurengerwa
Word parts: ku-rengerwa
koo-reh-NGEH-rwah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakurengerwakoo-reh-NGEH-rwahsoon
Englishto be submergedsoon
Frenchêtre submergésoon
Meaning
to sink beneath water or floodwater, to be submerged.
Good to know
to be submerged
Examples
- Umudugudu warengewe n'umwuzure w'uruzi.The village was submerged by the river's flood.
- Ese iyi mirima yarengewe n'amazi?Were these fields submerged by water?
- Ntabwo inzu yarengewe, amazi yagarukiye ku muryango.The house was not submerged, the water only reached the door.
- Nibura amazi menshi, imijyi izarengerwa.If the rains are heavy, towns will be submerged.
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