How to form the plural in Shona

How to form the plural in Shona

You want to learn how to use the plural in Shona? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Shona lessons complete with useful examples. Apples, houses, books... we'll teach you everything you need to know about the plural in Shona.

Shona nouns - plural

The plural is used, in general, to talk about more than one object. Examples in English would be 'dogs', 'cats', 'houses' and 'children'. The plural in Shona is generally formed by a change to the beginning of the word.

Examples

zvigaro
chairs
varume
men
vana
children
vakomana
boys
vasikana
girls
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About Shona

Shona belongs to the Bantu language family. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Shona would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Shona

Learn to get by in Shona with these useful words and phrases. We'll begin by learning some basic Shona phrases which you can use for everyday communication.

ndinoda iwe.
I want you.
ndinoku­suwa.
I miss you.
Ndinok­udai.
I adore you.
Ndinok­uda.
I love you.
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Step 5 : The plural in Shona

The plural is important in Shona when you need to talk about more than one thing. Using the nouns bhuku, chigaro and gonhi (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn the plural of each of these words by heart. The plural forms are mabhuku, zvigaro and makonhi. Now learn how to use each of these Shona plural nouns with the definite article. The nouns together with the definite article are mabhuku, zvigaro and makonhi (the books, the chairs, the doors). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the Shona plural including useful examples. After you've learned the plural of bhuku, chigaro and gonhi, you can move on to Step 6 (Shona demonstrative pronouns).

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