-bata
Elementary
-ba-ta
verb
actions
English:To hold, to catch, to understand, to work diligently
Shona DefinitionKu bata kusimudza kana kutsigira chinhu namaoko. Kubata kutevera kana kutandanisa chinotiza kusvika wava pachiri wava kukwanisa kuchivharidzira kuti chisaramba chichienda. Kubata kuona kana kunzwisisa zviri kutaurwa kana kuti zviri kuitika. Ini nyaya yamuri kutaura handisi kumboibata kana. Kubata kuita basa nemwoyo wose. Vanhu vakare vaifarira kuroora vakadzi vanobata.

Definitions

To hold something with the hands to lift or support it. To catch something that is running away until you are able to stop it. To understand what is being said or what is happening. To work diligently. In the old days, people liked to marry hardworking women.

Ndakabata bhuku rangu

Examples

Ndakabata bhuku rangu

I held my book. Handisi kubata nyaya yamuri kutaura

I don't understand the issue you are talking about. Vanhu vakare vaifarira kuroora vakadzi vanobata

In the old days, people liked to marry hardworking women.

Synonyms

kubata
kubata-bata
kubatisisa
AI Context

-hold

Quick Reference

What does -bata mean in English?
-bata means "To hold, to catch, to understand, to work diligently" in English.
Definition of -bata
To hold something with the hands to lift or support it. To catch something that is running away until you are able to stop it. To understand what is being said or what is happening. To work diligently. In the old days, people liked to marry hardworking women.
Tsanangudzo ye-bata
Ku bata kusimudza kana kutsigira chinhu namaoko. Kubata kutevera kana kutandanisa chinotiza kusvika wava pachiri wava kukwanisa kuchivharidzira kuti chisaramba chichienda. Kubata kuona kana kunzwisisa zviri kutaurwa kana kuti zviri kuitika. Ini nyaya yamuri kutaura handisi kumboibata kana. Kubata kuita basa nemwoyo wose. Vanhu vakare vaifarira kuroora vakadzi vanobata.
Part of speech
verb