KwaunobvaMutauroKupatsanura Zviito
Mutauro
Kupatsanura Zviito
Breaking Down Verbs (Worked Analysis)
Tsanangudzo
Chiito chega chega chinogona kupatsanurwa kuti chibuditse chidimbu chimwe nechimwe chakachiumba: chiratidzamuiti, chiratidzanguva, mudzi wechiito, rebeso (kana dziripo), nenzvowera yokupedzisira. Somuenzaniso, 'vakarongonora' rinopatsanurwa kuita va- (chiratidzamuiti) + -ka- (chiratidzanguva chezvakaitika) + -rong- (mudzi) + -onor- (rebeso yenhendeshure/reversive) + -a (nzvowera).
In English
Any Shona verb can be broken down to show each part that builds it: the subject marker, the tense marker, the verb root, any extension present, and the final vowel. For example, 'vakarongonora' ('they disorganised/unplanned') breaks down into va- (subject marker) + -ka- (past tense) + -rong- (root, 'plan') + -onor- (reversive extension, undoing an action) + -a (final vowel).