Kinyarwanda
kuvunagura
Word parts: ku-vunagura
koo-voo-nah-GOO-rah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuvunagurakoo-voo-nah-GOO-rahsoon
Englishto breaksoon
Frenchcasser, renversersoon
Meaning
to break something slender into many small pieces.
Good to know
to break (tr.) to bits
Examples
- Abana bavunaguye imbaho z'akazu bakazikoresha mu muriro.The children broke the box's boards into pieces to use as firewood.
- Uzi impamvu iyi ntoki yavunaguwe?Do you know why this stick was broken into pieces?
- Ntabwo yavunaguye ikintu na kimwe.He didn't break anything into pieces.
- Ntukavunagure ibyo bikoresho, tugikeneye.Don't break those tools to pieces, we still need them.
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