iti
/iti/
- verb
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- say
- 1. To utter, express, declare, or pronounce in words, either orally or in writing; speak.
2. To tell; make known or utter in words.
3. To recount; repeat; rehearse; recite.
4. To call; declare or suppose to be.
5. To utter as an opinion; decide; judge and determine.
6. To suppose; assume to be true or correct; take for granted : often in an imperative form, in the sense of 'let us say' ngati 'we may say,' tingati 'we shall say' tichati: as the number left behind was not great, say only five.
7. To gainsay; contradict; answer.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| iti | say (singular) |
| itii | say (plural) |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| Ndicha iti | I will say |
| ucha iti | you will say (singular) |
| mucha iti | you will say (plural) |
| acha iti | he/she will say |
| ticha iti | we will say |
| vacha iti | they will say |
| chicha iti | it will say |
last updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:29:19 PM Central European Summer Time
iti
/iti/
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- declare
- To make clear; to free from obscurity.
last updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:29:19 PM Central European Summer Time
iti
/iti/
- verb
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- claim
- To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| iti | claim (singular) |
| itii | claim (plural) |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| Ndicha iti | I will claim |
| ucha iti | you will claim (singular) |
| mucha iti | you will claim (plural) |
| acha iti | he/she will claim |
| ticha iti | we will claim |
| vacha iti | they will claim |
| chicha iti | it will claim |
last updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:29:19 PM Central European Summer Time
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