kwimura

How to say it

Meaning

To make people or things leave one place and settle in another, such as families moved from a dangerous area or offices moved to a new town. It is also used for moving a meeting to a later date.

Good to know

Causative of kwimuka, to move house. Passive kwimurwa: abimuwe, the people who were relocated. Kwimura inama, to put off a meeting.

Examples

• Leta yimuye imiryango yari ituye mu manegeka.The government moved the families living in high-risk areas.
• Inama yimuriwe ku wa Gatanu.The meeting was moved to Friday.
• Birakenewe kwimura isoko rikajya kure y'umuhanda.The market needs to be moved away from the road.

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Forms

bimurwa, bimuwe, iyimurwa, kwimurwa (passive of kwimura, to move), yimuriwe, yimurwa, yimuwe, yimuye