-ema
Elementary
-e-ma
verb
emotions/actions
English:To seek attention, to cling, to be needy
Shona DefinitionKu ema kuvimba nevamwe vanhu kuti vachakubatsira pane zvaunenge uchida. Ku ema kunetsa umwe munhu uchida kuonekwawo kana kungoitirwa twakawanda- wanda. Vana vadiki kazhinji, vakaona vabereki vavo vavanenge vaswera vasina kuona, vanobva vatanga ku|ema| ivo vambenge vachitamba zvakanaka.

Definitions

To seek attention or help from others, often in a demanding or clingy way. To act in a way that seeks to be noticed or to get more than one's fair share. Often used to describe children who become clingy after being separated from their parents.

Mwana akatanga kuema mushure mekunge amai vake vaenda kubasa.

Examples

Mwana akatanga kuema mushure mekunge amai vake vaenda kubasa.

The child started to cling after his mother went to work.

Synonyms

kunetesa
kumbira

Antonyms

kuzvitonga
kuzvichengeta
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What does -ema mean in English?
-ema means "To seek attention, to cling, to be needy" in English.
Definition of -ema
To seek attention or help from others, often in a demanding or clingy way. To act in a way that seeks to be noticed or to get more than one's fair share. Often used to describe children who become clingy after being separated from their parents.
Tsanangudzo ye-ema
Ku ema kuvimba nevamwe vanhu kuti vachakubatsira pane zvaunenge uchida. Ku ema kunetsa umwe munhu uchida kuonekwawo kana kungoitirwa twakawanda- wanda. Vana vadiki kazhinji, vakaona vabereki vavo vavanenge vaswera vasina kuona, vanobva vatanga ku|ema| ivo vambenge vachitamba zvakanaka.
Part of speech
verb