English To Shona Dictionary Form Of Verbs

Form of Verbs

Present Form	Meaning	Past Form	Past Participle
awake	mukai	awoke	awoken
bear	bereka	bore	born
bear	bereka	bore	borne
abide	garai	abode	abode
arise	simuka	arose	arisen
be	kuva	was	been
draw	kuzochera	drew	drawn
do	ita	did	done
fight	kurwisana	fought	fought
eat	udye	ate	eaten
drive	fambisa	drove	driven
drink	drink	drank	drunk
dig	chera	dug	dug
beat	rova	beat	beaten
become	kuva	became	become
bid	bhidha	bid	bid
begin	kutanga	began	begun
bind	sunga	bound	bound
find	wana	found	found
fly	nhunzi	flew	flown
forget	kanganwa	forgot	forgotten
forgive	regerera	forgave	forgiven
bite	kuruma	bit	bit, bitten
blow	furidza	blew	blown
come	uya	came	come
choose	sarudza	chose	chosen
break	zororo	broke	broken
behold	tarira	beheld	beheld
sit	gara	sat	sat
sink	singi	sank	sunk
sing	imba	sang	sung
shine	penya	shone	shone
shake	zungunusa	shook	shook
see	ona	saw	seen
get	tora	got	got,gotten
go	famba	went	gone
give	ipai	gave	given
grow	kura	grew	grown
run	manya	ran	run
ring	mhete	rang	rung
hide	kuvanza	hid	hid,hidden
hang	turika	hung	hung
hold	bata	held	held
know	ziva	knew	known
lie	manyepo	lay	lain
mistake	chikanganiso	mistook	mistaken
ride	tasva	rode	ridden
slay	urayai	slew	slain
speak	taura	spoke	spoken
spin	zeya	spun	spun
stand	mira	stood	stood
write	nyora	wrote	written
win	kunda	won	won
wear	pfeka	wore	worn
wake	muka	woke	woke
steal	ba	stole	stolen
stick	rutanda	stuck	stuck
swear	vanopika	swore	swore
swim	dhidha	swam	swum
take	tora	took	taken
tear	kubvarura	tore	torn
sting	ruma	stung	stung
throw	kukanda	threw	thrown
chide	vakarwa	chid	chid
cleave	namatirai	clove,cleft	cloven,cleft
cling	batirira	clung	clung
spring	chitubu	sprang	sprung
smite	akarova	smote	smitten
slide	ondomoka	slid	slid
tread	musvine	trod	trodden
swing	famba	swang	swung
strive	kuedza	strove	striven
string	tambo	strung	strung
shrink	dzoka	shrank	shrunk
lead	tungamira	led	led
grind	gaya	ground	ground
freeze	-oma	froze	frozen
forsake	mukasiya	forsook	forsaken
fling	fling	flung	flung
wring	agure	wrung	wrung
wind	mhepo	wound	wound
weave	ruka	wove	woven
bet	bheji	bet	bet
cast	akakandira	cast	cast
cost	mutengo	cost	cost
cut	cheka	cut	cut
hit	rova	hit	hit
hurt	kuvadza	hurt	hurt
let	regai	let	let
put	isa	put	put
rid	kubvisa	rid	rid
set	seti	set	set
shed	rakateurwa	shed	shed
split	paradzanisa	split	split
shut	vhara	shut	shut
thrust	vaise	thrust	thrust
spread	waridza	spread	spread
burst	dzinokaroparuka	burst	burst
abuse	kushungurudzwa	abused	abused
abolish	regedza	abolished	abolished
avail	zvazvakabatsira	availed	availed
attract	kwezva	attract	attract
appoint	kugadza	appointed	appointed
apply	kushandisa	applied	applied
approve	bvumira	approved	approved
accept	kubvuma	accepted	accepted
accompany	perekedza	accompanied	accompanied
acquire	wana	acquire	acquired
annoy	netsa	annoyed	annoyed
alter	shandura	altered	altered
aim	vavarira	aimed	aimed
add	wedzera	added	added
adapt	shanduka	adapted	adapted
attack	chirwere	attacked	attacked
assure	vimbisa	assured	assured
ask	kumbira	asked	asked
ascend	kwira	ascended	ascended
agree	dzinobvumirana	agreed	agreed
advise	rayira	advised	advised
adopt	toredzera	adopted	adopted
bend	bhenda	bent	bent
believe	tenda	believed	believed
behave	ita	behaved	behaved
beg	pemha	begged	begged
bleed	kubuda ropa	bled	bled
bring	kuunza	brought	brought
charge	murandu	charged	charged
cheat	nyengera	cheated	cheated
compare	enzanisa	compared	compared
build	kuvaka	built	built
burn	pisa	burnt	burnt
buy	tenga	bought	bought
call	kufona	called	called
cry	kuchema	cried	cried
deliver	kununura	delivered	delivered
debar	paRhodhebhari	debarred	debarred
deal	dhiri	dealt	dealt
dare	angatsunga	dared	dared
catch	bata	caught	caught
cook	kuka	cooked	cooked
creep	zvinokambaira	crept	crept
change	chinja	changed	changed
complain	nyunyuta	complained	complained
compose	kunyora	composed	composed
convict	tonga	convicted	convicted
cure	mushonga	cured	cured
decide	kusarudza	decided	decided
dedicate	shumira	dedicated	dedicated
hear	nzwa	heard	heard
hate	venga	hated	hated
have	vane	had	had
hang	turika	hanged	hanged
demand	chinodikanwa	demanded	demanded
deny	ramba	denied	denied
depend	yanzva	depended	depended
destroy	kuparadza	destroyed	destroyed
gather	kuunganidza	gathered	gathered
gaze	kutarisa	gazed	gazed
flee		fled	fled
feel	vanonzwa	felt	felt
feed	chikafu	fed	fed
determine	ona	determined	determined
deviate	tsauka	deviated	deviated
die	kufa	died	died
dream	rota	dreamt	dreamt
divide	kamura	divided	divided
inform	zivisa	informed	informed
inspire	kurudzira	inspired	inspired
introduce	tanga	introduced	introduced
embellish	kunatsiridza	embellished	embellished
enter	pinda	entered	entered
expressed		expressed	expressed
maintain	chengeta	maintained	maintained
marry	kuroorwa	married	married
make	kuita	made	made
insist	simbirira	insisted	insisted
invade	tora	invaded	invaded
invite	koka	invited	invited
involve	nzvenzvera	involved	involved
lose	kurasikirwa	lost	lost
look	tsvaka	looked	looked
like	se	liked	liked
light	chiedza	lighted	lighted
lie	manyepo	lied	lied
joke	musara	joked	joked
keep	chengeta	kept	kept
kill	kuuraya	killed	killed
kneel	pfugama	knelt	knelt
laugh	seka	laughed	laughed
lend	kweretesa	lent	lent
leave	siya	left	left
learn	dzidza	learnt	learnt
lead	tungamira	led	led
lay	akarara	laid	laid
owe	va nechikwereti	owed	owed
order	hurongwa	ordered	ordered
omit	siyirira	omitted	omitted
occur	itika	occurred	occurred
observe	kutevedza	observed	observed
open	yakazaruka	opened	opened
occupy	gara	occupied	occupied
pray	namata	prayed	prayed
punish	ranga	punished	punished
play	tamba	played	played
pay	kubhadhara	paid	paid
preside	vanotungamira	presided	presided
prevent	kudzivirira	prevented	prevented
negotiate	taurirana	negotiated	negotiated
mow	cheka	mowed	mowed
move	famba	moved	moved
mix	sanganisa	mixed	mixed
mend	gadzira	mended	mended
meet	sangana	met	met
mean	zvinoreva	meant	meant
manage	tarisa	managed	managed
prepare	gadzirira	prepared	prepared
preserve	kuchengetedza	preserve	preserved
pretend	nyengedza	pretended	pretended
proceed	pfuurira	proceeded	proceeded
prohibit	rambidza	prohibited	prohited
reject	ramba	rejected	rejected
rehabilitate	umutsidzire	rehabilitated	rehabilitated
refuse	ramba	refused	refused
refund	dzosera	refunded	refunded
recover	pora	recovered	recovered
propose	taura pfungwa	proposed	proposed
prosecute	sunga	prosecuted	prosecuted
prove	ratidza	proved	proved
persist	rambirira	persisted	persisted
realize	yeuka	realized	realized
raise	simudza	raised	raised
receive	kugamuchira	received	received
reach	kusvika	reached	reached
read	verenga	read	read
quarrel	bopoto	quarrelled	quarrelled
say	vanoti	said	said
sew	sona	sewed	sewed
seek	tsvaka	sought	sought
remind	yeuchidza	reminded	reminded
remit	tumira	remitted	remitted
return	dzokera	returned	returned
respond	kupindura	responded	responded
rob	ba	robbed	robbed
repair	gadziridzo	repaired	repaired
reply	pindura	replied	replied
rescue	ponesa	rescued	rescued
swell	zvimba	swelled	swelled
sell	tengesa	sold	sold
sweep	tsvaira	swept	swept
send	tuma	sent	sent
shoot	fura	shot	shot
spoil	kanganisa	spoiled	spoiled
sleep	hope	slept	slept
show	ratidza	showed	showed
sow	kudzvara	sowed	sowed
stay	gara	stayed	stayed
spend	shandisa	spent	spent
work	basa	worked	worked
wish	chido	wished	wished
wait	mira	waited	waited
warn	chenjedza	warned	warned
smile	nyemwerera	smiled	smiled
smell	munhuhwi	smelt	smelt
teach	dzidzisa	taught	taught
want	chido	wanted	wanted
walk	famba	walked	walked
visit	kushanya	visited	visited
vanish	nyangarika	vanished	vanished
tell	udza	told	told
think	funga	thought	thought
travel	famba	travelled	travelled
tremble	dedera	trembled	trembled
utter	Nokureva	uttered	uttered
unite	batana	united	united
twinkle	twinkle	twinkled	twinkled
treat	kurapa	treated	treated
bend	bhenda	bent	bent
breed	rora	bred	bred
clothe	pfeka	clothed	clothed
gird	zvisungei	girded,girt	girded,girt
hew	Temai	hewed	hewed
lean	zembera	leant	leant
load	mutoro	loaded	loaded
melt	nyungudika	melted	melted
rend	wakabvarura	rent	rent
spell	mushinhiriro	spelled,spelt	spelled,spelt
knock	gogodza	knocked	knocked
repeat	dzokorora	repeated	repeated
pick	nhonga	picked	picked
join	kubatana	joined	joined
clean	wakachena	cleaned	cleaned
match	mutambo	matched	matched
offer	pa	offered	offered
plunge	kusvetukira mukati	plunged	plunged
watch	tarisa	watched	watched
slip	pitikoti	slipped	slipped
chatter	Maturo	chattered	chattered
shock	kugwinha	shocked	shocked
shook		shooked	shooked
affect	kanganisa	affected	affected
last	ekupedzisira	lasted	lasted
plan	urongwa	planned	planned
expose	kangaridza	exposed	exposed
tip	muromo	tipped	tipped
need	vanoda	needed	needed
suit	svutu	suited	suited
fold	peta	folded	folded
decorate	shongedza	decorated	decorated
disappear	nyangarika	disappeared	disappeared
plough	geja	ploughed	ploughed
ban	bhana	banned	banned
protect	chengetedza	protected	protected
reproduce	bereka	reproduced	reproduced
contain	takura	contained	contained
stretch	tatamuka	stretched	stretched
notice	chiziviso	noticed	noticed