- Shona word jega in the Shona Dictionary
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jega
/d͡ʒ̤éɡ̤a/
- English translation
- jack
- To move or lift, as a car, by means of a jack or jacks.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | jega | jack (singular) |
| jegai | jack (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha jega | I will jack |
| ucha jega | you will jack (singular) |
| mucha jega | you will jack (plural) |
| acha jega | he/she will jack |
| ticha jega | we will jack |
| vacha jega | they will jack |
| chicha jega | it will jack |
last updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 12:43:50 PM Central European Summer Time
jega
/d͡ʒ̤éɡ̤a/
- English translation
- jack
- A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | jega iyi | this jack |
| jega iyo | that jack |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | jega yangu | my jack |
| jega yako | your jack (singular) |
| jega yenyu | your jack (plural) |
| jega yake | his/her jack |
| jega yedu | our jack |
| jega yacho | its jack |
| jega yavo | their jack |
last updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 12:43:50 PM Central European Summer Time