Kinyarwanda
kuzana ingese
koo-ZAH-nah een-GEH-seh
How to say it
Kinyarwandakuzana ingesekoo-ZAH-nah een-GEH-sehsoon
Englishto rustsoon
Frenchrouillersoon
Meaning
to develop a coating of rust after long exposure to moisture; to become rusty.
Good to know
an idiomatic phrase (literally 'to bring rust'); used for metal objects left out in the rain.
Examples
- Icyuma cyazana ingese giteze mu mvura.The metal rusts when it is left out in the rain.
- Ese imodoka yanjye izana ingese?Is my car developing rust?
- Ntabwo icyuma cyiza kizana ingese vuba.Good-quality metal does not rust quickly.
- Iyi mbuto izana ingese niba idasukuwe.This tool will rust if it is not cleaned.
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