means: "to a great extent", "very much", or "to an extent that... [blah-blah]". Therefore, for the latter meaning, you'd use the word to emphasize that things happened beyond what you were expecting.
Another dialect word that carries the same meaning is zvekuti and that's what you will often...
means to be unplugged or to be removed from a normal position. Another similar word in chiShona is svomoka which also means that an object (or a thing) is not situated or located in its usual place.
Example sentences
zvongonyoka
means either serpentine, rectilinear, sidewinding, or concertina movement. For instance, the way snakes or some creatures without legs move on the ground. A synonym for zvongonyoka is zvonga.
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means two days ago or the day before yesterday. For example, if today is Friday you'd be talking about Wednesday. And a synonym of zwana is marimwezuro. However, you are less likely to hear zwana in many conversations or come across it on social media because many Zimbos nowadays don't speak...
means address e.g., a place where someone or something can be found or contacted, typically consisting of a house number, street name, and sometimes a postcode. This can also mean a website address too.
Examples sentences
1: an apple i.e., a green or a red firm fruit whose shape is like a tennis ball but with a crispy edible exocarp (or skin). It's also used to make a wide range of ciders or good ole pruno in the penitentiary.
2: Apple Inc. i.e., a U.S. of Ayy technology company that is more into hardware...
vanorira vanongonhongwa
is a phrase that means good recording artists don't need gimmicks to gain traction in the media or the need to constantly pull off publicity stunts in order to bring more attention to their upcoming record single, full-length studio album (dambarefu), or live show...
means a man should refrain from gossiping or spilling tea.
This Shona expression stems from a cultural perspective wherein it's widely acceptable for women to spill the tea as much as they like. But for men, Zimbos will look at you sideways if you spend your time heavily engaged in people's...
kuganza
means to be extremely pompous about your material possessions or achievements, e.g., professional qualifications, marriage status, awards, the car you drive, the size of the house you own, and all that jazz.
This often happens on suoshal miidia—and I personally don't have a problem...
madhunamutuna
means either of the following:
1: an inharmonious situation wherein folks are having a hard time getting along with one another. Hence, in the absence of a resolution to all disputes, the scenario thereof will most likely spiral out of control whereupon some parties involved will...
kutora sinuka yekubhawa kuisa padheni
this means to marry (kuroora) either a female bartender, a stripper, a thigh vendor, a slay queen, or a woman who used to regularly go to pubs, and nightclubs each and every weekend. Or a woman who still does the same right up to this day.
Note: In the...
gudhu yako haisi gudhu yangu
this Shona expression means what satisfies you as a person does nothing for me or that which makes you happy doesn't mean much to me since a lot of things in life are subjective e.g., music, food, fashion, lifestyle and etc.
Note: There are some toffee-nosed...
vanenge vabvunzwa naniko
this popular Shona expression means "Who would've asked them?" or "Who would've consulted them?", and common usage of this phrase is mostly in response to airheaded social media personalities who tend to write shallow think-pieces — on the Gram — whilst making a...
history haina basa is a sexual liberation expression that is often used by some Zim women to emphasize that you shouldn't have to worry about having fun from early in your 20s because that won't significantly affect your chances of settling down (kuroorwa) when you are ready to do so, since you...
hapana kwatiri kuenda
this expression means that whatever we are doing right now isn't going to amount to anything tangible, and as such, don't have high hopes that our efforts will pay off except that you should quite frankly brace yourself for the worst to come.
Note: In non-figurative...
ndopanzira here apa?
this is a rhetorical question that is commonly used in the Republic of Zimbabwe when someone decides to cut through another person's yard or private property in order to take a shortcut so that they can reach faster wherever they are going.
Often this happens in...
chapfuura chaenda, nyoka haina rivhesi giya
Literal meaning: what has passed is gone already, a snake doesn't have reserve gear.
Contextual meaning: when something has happened it is impossible to change the outcome thereof. For example, if a person is dead they are dead. Best believe they...
kuramba mvana hunge uine mhandara
Literal meaning: rejecting a single mother suggests you have a childless girlfriend as an option.
Contextual meaning: when a person refuses something generously given to them and says it is bad or not appropriate for their needs often implies they're confident...
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