- Shona word ripa in the Shona Dictionary
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- verb
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- repay
- To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | ripa | repay (singular) |
| ripai | repay (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha ripa | I will repay |
| ucha ripa | you will repay (singular) |
| mucha ripa | you will repay (plural) |
| acha ripa | he/she will repay |
| ticha ripa | we will repay |
| vacha ripa | they will repay |
| chicha ripa | it will repay |
last updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 9:24:18 AM Central European Summer Time
- verb
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- compensate
- To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompense; to give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his losses.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | ripa | compensate (singular) |
| ripai | compensate (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha ripa | I will compensate |
| ucha ripa | you will compensate (singular) |
| mucha ripa | you will compensate (plural) |
| acha ripa | he/she will compensate |
| ticha ripa | we will compensate |
| vacha ripa | they will compensate |
| chicha ripa | it will compensate |
last updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 9:24:18 AM Central European Summer Time