- Shona word tsiura in the Shona Dictionary
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- English translation
- correct
- 1. To make straight or right; remove error from; bring into accordance with a standard or original; point out errors in.
Tsiura zva tadzwa.
2. (a) To note or mark errors or defects in.(b) To make alterations in, as type set for printing, according to the marking on a proof taken from it; make the changes required by.
3. To point out and remove, or endeavour to remove, an error or fault in.
4. To destroy or frustrate; remove or counteract the operation or effects of, especially of something that is undesirable or injurious ; rectify.
5. Specifically, in optics, to eliminate from (an eyepiece or object-glass) the spherical or chromatic aberration which tends to make the image respectively indistinct or discoloured.
6. To endeavour to cause moral amendment in; especially, punish for wrong-doing ; discipline.Usa regera mwana, mu tsiura.
Imperative example Shona | English | tsiura | correct (singular) |
tsiurai | correct (plural) |
Simple future tense example Shona | English | Ndicha tsiura | I will correct |
ucha tsiura | you will correct (singular) |
mucha tsiura | you will correct (plural) |
acha tsiura | he/she will correct |
ticha tsiura | we will correct |
vacha tsiura | they will correct |
chicha tsiura | it will correct |
last updated: Friday, March 20, 2020 at 3:25:25 PM Central European Standard Time
- verb
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- discipline
- The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, mental, or moral.
Imperative example Shona | English | tsiura | discipline (singular) |
tsiurai | discipline (plural) |
Simple future tense example Shona | English | Ndicha tsiura | I will discipline |
ucha tsiura | you will discipline (singular) |
mucha tsiura | you will discipline (plural) |
acha tsiura | he/she will discipline |
ticha tsiura | we will discipline |
vacha tsiura | they will discipline |
chicha tsiura | it will discipline |
last updated: Friday, March 20, 2020 at 3:25:25 PM Central European Standard Time