January 2023

Mazita Part 2: Mipanda yawo

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Mipanda yemazita (Noun classes)

Mupanda 1

Munowanikwa mazita anechekuita nevanhu. Chivakashure ndi /mu-/ kana /mw-/ sokuti

murume                                      mu-                     +               […]

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Chiverengo (Enumerator)

By |2022-09-15T12:45:23+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Shona Notes, Shona Grammer|

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Chiverengo(Enumerator)

Zvirengo inzwi rinoshandiswa kudaidza manzwi eChiShona anoburitsa pfungwa yekuverenga tichikoshesa kubuditsa uwandu wechizita chirikutsangangurwa chacho sokuti:

Mumwe murume akarohwa nezuro.

Chinhunyi chakabiwa chacho?

Maumbirwo echiverengo.

Chiverengo chakaumbwa nechivakashure chechiverengo + dzitsi rechiverengo sokuti.

chi-                  +             -mwe                 […]

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Chisarudzi/ Chin’an’anuri (Selector)

By |2022-09-15T12:45:22+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Shona Notes, Shona Grammer|

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Chisarudzi/Chin’an’anuri (Selector)

Zvidudziramazita zvinoburitsa pfungwa yokusarudza kana kun’an’anura zvinhu kubva pane zvimwe:

Gore rino kune nzara.

Murume uye ave kupenga.

Murume upi vaurikutaura?

Madzitsi echisarudzi

a) /-no/ Dzitsi iri rinoburitsa pfungwa yokuva pedyo kana kukomberedza.

Dunhu rino rakabudirira chaizvo.

Svondo rino tirikusangana kwaMutare.

b) /-ye/ kana /-ya/ Dzitsi iri rinobuditsa pfungwa dzechinhu chambotaurwa asi chisiri kuonekwa. Chinhu chacho chinenge chichizivikanwa nevanhu vari kutaura.

Murume uya/uye anenharo.

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Chiitopauro, Chidudziramuiti / muitirwi (relative)

By |2022-09-15T12:45:21+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Shona Notes, Shona Grammer|

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Chiitopauro/Chidudziramuiti/muitirwi (Relative)

Chinodudzira muiti wechinhu. Chinobotanidza mazita chichipa pfungwa yerupawo zvinoita kuti chishande serupawo. Heinoi mienzaniso

Chingwa chakachena chinodhura.

Munhu akapfupika ane hasha.

Murume vandakaona ndiTaurai.

 Maumbirwo

a) Chitaridzamuitirwi + chitaridzamuiti + chiratidzanguva + mudzi wechiito+ nzvovera yekupedzisira

wa- + -nd- +aka- +-on- +-a

ra- + nd- + -aka- + -vereng- + -a

b) Chitaridzamuiti+ chiratidzanguva+ […]

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Chiratidzanguva (tense sign)

By |2022-09-15T12:45:21+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Shona Notes, Shona Grammer|

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Chiratidzanguva (Tense sign)

Zviito zvinoitika nenguva sokuti arikuba zinoreva kuti chiitiko ichi chekuba chirikutoitika panguva iyoyo tichizvisiyanisa nokuti akaba kana kuti achaba. Kunewo zviito zvisinga nguva mazviri:

Zviito zvinemadonzvo anoti: rekutuma (imperative mood), rekuita (infinitive mood) nerekurudziro ( hortative mood). Heinoi mienzaniso:

kutamba (rekuita)

ngatidyei (kurudziro)

iba (rekutuma)

Pazviito zvinenguva mazviri chiratidzanguva chinobatanidzwa […]

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Chiito (Verb)

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Chiito (Verb)

Zviito manzwi anobuditsa pfungwa yekuita sokuti:

kusvetuka, kuba, kumhanya, kutora, batsiranai, tauriranai, usarambe.

Kune mhando dzezviito dzakati wandei muChishona asi mhando dzose idzi dzakafanana pakuumbwa kwadzo nekuti dzine mudzi.

Maumbirwo ezviito

Zvivakashure-        + mudzi (vamwe vanyori vanouti dzitsi)           +       […]

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Kuumbwa kwemibvunzo paChishona

By |2022-09-15T12:41:47+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Shona Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Shona Grammer|

Image credit contest-corner.com Image credit contest-corner.com ZIMSEC O Level Shona Notes: Kuumbwa kwemibvunzo paChishona

  • Kunenzira dzakati wandei dzinoshandiswa pakuumba mibvunzo paChishona.
  • Nzira dzacho ndedzidzi:

1. Kushandisa /-ngani?/ kanakut /-nganai?/

Sokuti: Mombe dzako ingani?

              Zvakaitika runganai?

2. Kushandisa /-pi/

Sokuti: Vaenda nekupi?

3. Kushandisa /-su/

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Zvindori/Zvirevo zvisina zviito (copulatives)

By |2022-09-15T12:45:28+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Shona Notes|

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Chindori (Copulative)

Zvinogoneka muChiShona kuti munhu ataure chirevo chakazara asingashandise chiito. Izvi zvinogoneka tichishandisa mavara anonzi zvindori. Vamwe vanamuzvinafundo weShona vanodaidza mavara aya kuti zviwedzera zvezvirevo zvisina zviito pachirungu mavara aya ose anonzi macopulatives. 

Mhando dzezvindori

1. Chiwedzera /ndi-/ chinogona kushandiswa kuvaka zvindori semienzaniso inotevera:

a) Kushandura mazita ari mumupanda 1a, 2a ne […]

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Madonzo echiito (moods of the verb)

By |2022-09-15T12:45:27+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Shona Notes|

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Madonzo echiito (moods of the verb)

Chiito chimwe chete chinogona kureva zvakasiyana zvichienda nekushandiswa kwachinenge chaitwa. Siyano inenge iri pachiito iyi inonzi donzo kana kuti mood yechiito ichi. Kune madonzo echiito akawanda muChiShona sekuratidzwa kwakaitwa pazasi:

1. Donzo rokuita (infinitive mood)

a) Baba ndivo vari kurwara.

b) Vana vanofanira kudzidza nesimba.

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Chirewauwandu (quantitative)

By |2022-09-15T12:45:26+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Shona Notes|

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Chirewauwandu (Quantitave)

Chirewauwandu inzwi rinotsanangura zveuzhinji kana zvekushomeka kwechinhu kana zvinhu. Sokuti:

mbudzi dzose (mbudzi zhinji, dzakawanda, pasina kana yasarira)

manzwi ako omene (manzwi ako asina kuwedzerwa)

Maumbirwo echirewauwandu

Chirewauwandu chinoumbwa sezvizvi:

chivakashure/chiwedzera chechirewauwandu (quantitative prefix) + vararinoshanduka (quantitative stem)  +dzitsi

Muenzaniso

zv-   + -o-     + -se                     […]

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