In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), zera means a group of people about the same age. It's like saying "generation" or "age group" in English.
Example sentences for zera
- Vana vemuzera rimwe chete vanowanzonzwisisana. (Children of the same age group often understand each other.)
- Pane misiyano pakati pezera revakuru nevechidiki. (There are differences between the adult age group and the youth.)
- Zera redu rakapedza chikoro muna 2010. (Our age group finished school in 2010.)
- Zera rangu harina kufarira mimhanzi yacho. (My age group didn't like that music.)