Kinyarwanda
kuyaza
Word parts: ku-yaza
koo-YAH-zah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuyazakoo-YAH-zahsoon
Englishto cause to meltsoon
Frenchfaire fondresoon
Meaning
to apply heat to something in order to make it melt.
Good to know
the causative of kuyaga: to make melt, rather than to melt on its own.
Examples
- Umucuzi yayaje amavuta mbere yo gukoresha mu gutega.The cook melted the butter before using it for frying.
- Uzi kuyaza urubura mu buryo bwihuse?Do you know how to melt ice quickly?
- Ntabwo yayaje ibicecebamba byose, hasigaye bike bidasukuye.He didn't melt all the wax, a little unmelted remained.
- Tuzayaza icyuma mu ruganda rw'ibyuma.We will melt the metal at the metal factory.
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