- English word tear in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(3)
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- tear
- A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose, but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it overflows the lids.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | musodzi uwu | this tear |
| musodzi uwo | that tear |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | musodzi wangu | my tear |
| musodzi wako | your tear (singular) |
| musodzi wenyu | your tear (plural) |
| musodzi wake | his/her tear |
| musodzi wedu | our tear |
| musodzi wacho | its tear |
| musodzi wavo | their tear |
last updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 12:27:09 PM Central European Standard Time
- verb
- synonyms: baura, n`aura
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- tear
- To separate by force; to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear the skin or flesh.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | bvarura | tear (singular) |
| bvarurai | tear (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha bvarura | I will tear |
| ucha bvarura | you will tear (singular) |
| mucha bvarura | you will tear (plural) |
| acha bvarura | he/she will tear |
| ticha bvarura | we will tear |
| vacha bvarura | they will tear |
| chicha bvarura | it will tear |
last updated: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 9:36:54 AM Central European Summer Time