- English word cross in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(7)
- synonyms: muchinjikwa
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- cross
- A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | chipiyaniso ichi | this cross |
| chipiyaniso icho | that cross |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | chipiyaniso changu | my cross |
| chipiyaniso chako | your cross (singular) |
| chipiyaniso chenyu | your cross (plural) |
| chipiyaniso chake | his/her cross |
| chipiyaniso chedu | our cross |
| chipiyaniso chacho | its cross |
| chipiyaniso chavo | their cross |
last updated: Monday, November 4, 2019 at 9:18:07 AM Central European Standard Time
- verb
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- cross
- 1. To pass from side to side of; pass or move over transversely: as, to cross a road; to cross a river or the ocean.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | yambuka | cross (singular) |
| yambukai | cross (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha yambuka | I will cross |
| ucha yambuka | you will cross (singular) |
| mucha yambuka | you will cross (plural) |
| acha yambuka | he/she will cross |
| ticha yambuka | we will cross |
| vacha yambuka | they will cross |
| chicha yambuka | it will cross |
last updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:29:19 PM Central European Summer Time