- English word hand in the Shona Dictionary
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- verb
- synonyms: gamuchidza
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- hand
- 1. To give or transmit by means of the hand.
Tambidza badza kuna nhingi.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | tambidza | hand (singular) |
| tambidzai | hand (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha tambidza | I will hand |
| ucha tambidza | you will hand (singular) |
| mucha tambidza | you will hand (plural) |
| acha tambidza | he/she will hand |
| ticha tambidza | we will hand |
| vacha tambidza | they will hand |
| chicha tambidza | it will hand |
last updated: Monday, March 9, 2020 at 12:20:05 PM Central European Standard Time
- noun , class(7)
- synonyms: ruoko
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- hand
- 1. The end of the arm or fore arm from the wrist outward, consisting of the palm, fingers, and thumb, and fitted for grasping objects.
2. In anatomy., technically, the terminal segment of the fore limb of any vertebrate above fishes, consisting of three divisions, the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges; the manus: the correlative of the pes of the hind limb. In this sense the term hand is used irrespective of modifications in structure or function.
3. The end of any limb which grasps, holds, or clings.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | chanza ichi | this hand |
| chanza icho | that hand |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | chanza changu | my hand |
| chanza chako | your hand (singular) |
| chanza chenyu | your hand (plural) |
| chanza chake | his/her hand |
| chanza chedu | our hand |
| chanza chacho | its hand |
| chanza chavo | their hand |
last updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 10:43:18 AM Central European Summer Time