kũremwo

v.

1. to be unable, fail. To be unable. To lack the capacity or strength to perform an action; in dairy farming, specifically used to describe cattle unable to stand (as in milk fever) or unable to eat.

Example: ĩgĩrigĩrĩria atĩa mĩrimũ ya mĩrĩre ta ng'ombe kũremwo nĩ kũrũgama yaciara? (How do I prevent metabolic disorders milk fever, through nutrition?); Mũrimũ wa ng'ombe kũremwo nĩ kũrũgama nĩ wonekaga kaingĩ kuri ng'ombe cia iria. (Milk fever is a common metabolic disorder in dairy cattle.); Macũngĩrĩro nĩ ng'ombe kũremwo kũrũgama, ũrugarĩ wa mwĩrĩ ũgaikũrũka thĩ ona kũũmĩrwo nĩ kĩoro (Eventually, the cow is unable to rise, body temperature falls, and constipation occurs.)