kurutubisha
koo-roo-too-BEE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikurutubishakoo-roo-too-BEE-shahsoon
Englishto fertilize, to enrich (soil)soon
Frenchfertiliser, amender (le sol)soon
Meaning
To make soil rich and productive by adding manure, compost or fertilizer.
Good to know
From rutuba, soil fertility: kurutubisha udongo, to enrich the soil. Mbolea is fertilizer.
Examples
- Samadi hurutubisha udongo wa shamba.Manure enriches the soil of the farm.
- Wakulima wanarutubisha mashamba kwa mboji.Farmers fertilize their fields with compost.
- Tunahitaji kurutubisha udongo huu kabla ya kupanda.We need to fertilize this soil before planting.
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