kũrĩna

v./prep.

1. have, possess; at/in (locative). Have, possess; be at or in a place. As a verb, indicates possession or presence of a quality/condition; as a locative, indicates location where something exists or occurs.

Example: Mũrimũ ũcio ũtheremaga mũno rĩrĩa kũrĩna wũigũ, na ũrugarĩ. (The disease spreads and causes most damage in wet, warm weather.); Mathaa-inĩ matano thutha wa kũgethwo, makorobia no mũhaka maigwo kũndũ kũrĩna heho o naihenya o ũrĩa kũngĩhoteka ithimo-inĩ cia 5°C harĩ mĩthemba ya Fuerte na Hass. (After harvesting, avocadoes must be cooled as quickly as possible to the optimum storage temperature of 5oC for Fuerte and Hass varieties; within 5 h of harvesting); Wĩtheme gũitĩĩrĩria mĩtĩ maaĩ rĩrĩa kũrĩna riũa ihiũ mũno tondũ maaĩ maingĩ nĩmagũcagio nĩ riũa. (Avoid watering in the hot afternoons because water losses to evaporation will be high)