kupasua
koo-pah-SOO-ah
How to say it
Swahilikupasuakoo-pah-SOO-ahsoon
Englishto split, to tear, to crack; to cut opensoon
Frenchfendre, déchirer; ouvrir, opérersoon
Meaning
To break something open along its length or into pieces, such as splitting firewood or tearing cloth; in medicine to cut open the body in surgery.
Good to know
It takes an object: kupasua kuni, to split firewood. The stative kupasuka is to burst or crack, and upasuaji is surgery. Kupasua anga, to split the sky, means to become widely known.
Examples
- Baba alipasua kuni kwa shoka.Father split the firewood with an axe.
- Madaktari walilazimika kupasua tumbo lake.The doctors had to operate on his abdomen.
- Upepo mkali ulipasua paa la shule.The strong wind tore the school roof.
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