Mutauro
Chirevamwene
Possessives
Tsanangudzo
Chirevamwene chinoratidza muridzi wechinhu chirikutaurwa nezvacho, uye chinowirirana nomupanda wezita rachiri kududzira. Chinoumbwa nechiwedzera chechirevamwene, vara rinoshanduka /-a-/ kana /-e-/, uye dzitsi rechirevamwene (rinogona kuva zita, chisazitasingwi, kana chipauro), senge 'wasekuru' (wa- + -sekuru) kana 'chedu' (che- + -du). Chirevamwene chinogonawo kuratidza mhando, basa, kana nzvimbo yechinhu, kwete muridzi bedzi.
In English
A possessive marks the owner of the thing being discussed, agreeing with the noun class of the noun it modifies. It is built from a possessive concord, a linking vowel /-a-/ or /-e-/, and a possessive stem, which may be a noun, pronoun, or adjective, e.g. 'wasekuru' ('grandfather's') or 'chedu' ('ours'). Possessives can also express kind, function, or place, not only literal ownership.