-fanira
Elementary
-fa-ni-ra
verb
actions
English:To be suitable/appropriate/necessary
Shona DefinitionChinhu chaka fanira ndicho chinenge chakanaka kuita. Zvauri kuita hazvina kufanira. -kodzera . Kana chinhu chichinzi chino fanira kuitwa ndicho chinototi chiitwe chete. Vana vose vanofanira kuenda kuchikoro. -sungirwa .

Definitions

To be the right thing to do; to be required or obligated.

Zvauri kuita hazvina kufanira.

Examples

Zvauri kuita hazvina kufanira.

What you are doing is not appropriate. Vana vose vanofanira kuenda kuchikoro.

All children must go to school.

Synonyms

-kodzera
-sungirwa
AI Context

should

Quick Reference

What does -fanira mean in English?
-fanira means "To be suitable/appropriate/necessary" in English.
Definition of -fanira
To be the right thing to do; to be required or obligated.
Tsanangudzo ye-fanira
Chinhu chaka fanira ndicho chinenge chakanaka kuita. Zvauri kuita hazvina kufanira. -kodzera . Kana chinhu chichinzi chino fanira kuitwa ndicho chinototi chiitwe chete. Vana vose vanofanira kuenda kuchikoro. -sungirwa .
Part of speech
verb