In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), yaruka means to be grown up or mature.
Example sentences for yaruka
- Mwanakomana wangu ayaruka, ava kugona kuzviriritira. (My son has grown up, he can now take care of himself.)
- Munhu ayaruka haatevedzere zvinoitwa nevamwe. (A grown-up person doesn't blindly follow what others do.)
- Kana wayaruka unoziva zvakanaka nezvakaipa. (When you are grown up, you know right from wrong.)
- Hanzvadzi yako yaruka, inofanira kutanga kufunga nezveramangwana rayo. (Your sibling is grown up; they should start thinking about their future.)
- Kumusha, kuyaruka kune mabasa anoenderana nezera. (In the countryside, growing up comes with age-appropriate duties.)
