February 2025

Mazita Part 2: Mipanda yawo

By |2025-02-12T09:46:03+02:00February 12th, 2025|O Level Shona Notes, Shona Grammer|

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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 |2025-02-12T08:57:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|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 |2025-02-12T08:59:01+02:00February 12th, 2025|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 |2025-02-12T09:01:12+02:00February 12th, 2025|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 |2025-02-12T09:03:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|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)

By |2025-02-12T09:15:30+02:00February 12th, 2025|O Level Shona Notes, Shona Grammer|

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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 |2025-02-12T09:28:34+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Shona Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Shona Grammer|

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  • 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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Rebeso Dzechiito (Verb extensions) Part 1

By |2025-02-12T09:24:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|O Level Shona Notes, Shona Grammer|

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Midzi yezviito inogona kuvedzerwa kuti ireve zvakada kuti siyanei zvichienderana nechishuwo chemutauri. Kune nzira dzakasiyana siyana dzekuvedzera nadzo midzi yezviito. Nzira idzi dzinonzi rebeso dzezviito kana kuti zvivanduriro zvezviito vamwewo vanyori navana mazvikokota veShona vanodzidaidza kuti zvivanduridzo. Izvi zvinongoenderana ne Chikandamazeko  chemunyori mumwe nemumwe.

Kazhinji kacho zita […]

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Rebeso Dzechiito (Verb Extensions) Part 2

By |2025-02-12T08:57:12+02:00February 12th, 2025|O Level Shona Notes, Shona Grammer|

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Mienzaniso tichishandisa zvirevo zvakazara.

  1. Vari kurongonora matanda kubakwa rehuni.
  2. Endai nawo kundosunungura tambo yacho.
  3. Regedza kunamanura mapepa iwayo.
  4. Murume uye akapetenura bepanhau ndokutanga kuriverenga.

 

Tichishandisa mienzaniso yezvirevo zvakazara.

  1. Arikifunira kuenderera mberi nezvaanga achiita kana achida kuwirirana neni.
  2. Mukadzi uye anotukirira wena.
  3. Chekerera pamwe chete.

 

Mienzaniso tichishandisa zvirevo zvakazara.

  1. Vanofanira kudzokorora pese pavarima.
  2. Vashandi vakadzimurura moto.

Mienzaniso tichishandisa zvirevo zvizere

  1. Vanhu vakaungana […]
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