kwipfuka
kwee-PFOO-kah
How to say it
Kinyarwandakwipfukakwee-PFOO-kah
Frenchse couvrir (le visage, la bouche)
Meaning
To cover part of one's own body, such as the face, the mouth and nose or the head, with a cloth, a mask or the hands.
Good to know
Reflexive of gupfuka, to cover. The part covered follows with ku or mu: kwipfuka ku munwa, to cover one's mouth; kwipfuka mu maso, to cover one's face. The past is yipfutse.
Examples
- Ujye wipfuka ku munwa igihe ukorora.Cover your mouth when you cough.
- Yipfutse mu maso kubera isoni.She covered her face out of shame.
- Abantu basabwe kwipfuka izuru n'umunwa mu isoko.People were asked to cover their nose and mouth at the market.
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