- Shona word pfunda in the Shona Dictionary
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- English translation
- hold
- To keep fast or close, as in the grasp of the hand; control or prevent the movement or action of, by grasping, binding, arresting, or other means of constraint or detention; retain; keep.
- To keep back; detain.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | pfunda | hold (singular) |
| pfundai | hold (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha pfunda | I will hold |
| ucha pfunda | you will hold (singular) |
| mucha pfunda | you will hold (plural) |
| acha pfunda | he/she will hold |
| ticha pfunda | we will hold |
| vacha pfunda | they will hold |
| chicha pfunda | it will hold |
last updated: Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 3:16:50 PM Central European Summer Time
- noun , class(9)
- synonyms: tsvimborume
- dialects/origins: Manyika, Zezuru
- See tsvimborume.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | pfunda iyi | this pfunda |
| pfunda iyo | that pfunda |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | pfunda yangu | my pfunda |
| pfunda yako | your pfunda (singular) |
| pfunda yenyu | your pfunda (plural) |
| pfunda yake | his/her pfunda |
| pfunda yedu | our pfunda |
| pfunda yacho | its pfunda |
| pfunda yavo | their pfunda |
last updated: Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 3:16:50 PM Central European Summer Time