- Shona word rima in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(5)
- synonyms: sviba
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- dark
- 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
- English translation
- cultivate
- 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