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/ipa/


English translation
  1. To deliver, convey, or transfer to another for possession, care, keeping, or use.
  2. To deliver or convey, in various general or figurative senses.
Imperative example
Shona English
ipa give (singular)
ipai give (plural)
Simple future tense example
Shona English
Ndicha ipa I will give
ucha ipa you will give (singular)
mucha ipa you will give (plural)
acha ipa he/she will give
ticha ipa we will give
vacha ipa they will give
chicha ipa it will give
last updated: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 1:05:02 PM Central European Summer Time


/ipa/


  • adjective
  • dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
English translation
Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick; – used both in a physical and moral sense.
last updated: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 1:05:02 PM Central European Summer Time


/ipa/


  • adverb
  • adjective
  • dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
English translation
Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; – the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad news.
last updated: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 1:05:02 PM Central European Summer Time

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