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Chisazitasingwi (Pronoun)

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

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Chisazitasingwi (Pronoun)

Chisazitasingwi inzwi rinomirira kana kushanda panzvimbo yezita patinenge tichitaura. Sokuti:

Iye ane mari yangu.

Icho chikoro chacho chimbori kupi?

Dzimwe nguva tinogona kushandisa chisazitasingwi nezita racho. Sokuti:

Iyo $5 yacho aiisa pai?

Iye Taurai haanzwiwo mhani!

Kuumbwa kwezvisazitasingwi

Zvisazitasingwi zvinoumbwa maererano nemipanda yemazita azvinomirira. Mupanda mumwe nomumwe unechisazitasingwi chinoumirira uye chinogona kushandiswa nemazita ose omupanda uyu.

Zvisazitasingwi zvose […]

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Mazita Part 1: Maumbirwo nenzira dzokuaisa mumipanda

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

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Zita (noun)

Mazita akaumbwa nezvinhu zviviri: chivakashure (prefix) + dzitsi (stem) sokuti:

Zita Chivakashure […]

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Mazita Part 2: Mipanda yawo

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:45:18+02:00January 24th, 2023|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 garikaib|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 garikaib|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 garikaib|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 garikaib|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)

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:45:17+02:00January 24th, 2023|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 garikaib|2022-09-15T12:41:47+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Shona Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Shona Grammer|

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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Rebeso Dzechiito (Verb extensions) Part 1

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:45:33+02:00January 24th, 2023|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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