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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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