How to conjugate a verb in Shona

How to conjugate a verb in Shona

You want to learn how to conjugate Shona verbs? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Shona lessons complete with useful examples. I speak, you speak, we all speak... we make learning Shona verbs fun.

Shona personal pronouns : I

A personal pronoun is what we call the English words 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'we' and 'they'. Just like English, Shona has a set of personal pronouns. The English word 'I' is a pronoun in the first person singular. The Shona word for 'I' is 'ini'.

Examples

ini
I
ini chete
just me
uye ini ?
and me ?
neiniwo
me too
kwete ini
not me
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About Shona

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. These essential phrases cover everything from Shona greetings to business and workplace communications to love and dating.

Mauya !
Welcome !
Zviri Kufamba sei ?
How's it going ?
Zvese zvakanaka ?
Everything okay ?
Iwe zvakanaka ?
'You okay ?
Basic words and phrases in Shona
Masikati akanaka!
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If you want to go from beginner to fluent in Shona in a reasonable amount of time, you'll need a proven study method and daily dedication. Our nine-step Shona learning guide will show you how to teach yourself Shona in a structured,effective way. The steps below will take you through the progression of skills needed to learn to speak, read and understand Shona.

Step 8 : Shona verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Shona. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Shona verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Shona verbs kuona, kuda and kufarira (see, want, like). Using the nouns bhuku, chigaro and gonhi (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Shona verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs kuona, kuda and kufarira by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Shona possessive pronouns).

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