/rima/


  • noun , class(5)
  • synonyms:
  • dialects/origins: Standard Shona
English translation
Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day; dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion.
Demonstrative determiners example
Shona English
rima iri this dark
rima iro that dark
Possessive pronouns example
Shona English
rima rangu my dark
rima rako your dark (singular)
rima renyu your dark (plural)
rima rake his/her dark
rima redu our dark
rima racho its dark
rima ravo their dark
last updated: Monday, September 9, 2019 at 3:51:31 PM Central European Summer Time


/rima/


  • verb
  • synonyms: ,
  • dialects/origins: Zezuru
English translation
To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.
Imperative example
Shona English
rima cultivate (singular)
rimai cultivate (plural)
Simple future tense example
Shona English
Ndicha rima I will cultivate
ucha rima you will cultivate (singular)
mucha rima you will cultivate (plural)
acha rima he/she will cultivate
ticha rima we will cultivate
vacha rima they will cultivate
chicha rima it will cultivate
last updated: Monday, September 9, 2019 at 3:51:31 PM Central European Summer Time

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