In the Shona language (or Chivanhu), ziviro has two main meanings:
- To be used to something means you have done something or experienced something many times, so it is not new or strange to you.
- To be accustomed to something is very similar to the first meaning. It means something is normal or familiar to you because you have experienced it before.
Example sentences for ziviro
- Ndine ziviro nekugara muguta. (I am used to living in the city.)
- Haana ziviro nekushanda nesimba. (He is not used to working hard.)
- Ane ziviro nemararamiro emumusha. (He is used to the village lifestyle.)
- Vabereki vake vava neziviro nemutauro wechiRungu. (His parents are now used to the English language.)
- Ziviro nezvemotokari zvakamubatsira kugadzira yake. (His familiarity with cars helped him to fix his own.)
