-femba
Elementary
-fe-mba
verb
actions/emotions
English:To sniff; to be offended
Shona DefinitionKu femba kufema zvine simba uchikwevera mweya mukati, kuti usvute fodya yomumhino kana kuti unyatsonzwa munhuhwi kana hwema hwechimwe chinhu. Vazhinji vanoita zvokufemba fodya yebute asi vamwe vanoita zvokuiisa pasi porurimi. Ku femba kuita zvinhu zvinogumbura umwe munhu. Shamwari, zvinhu zvandaitirwa naforomani kubasa nhasi zvandifemba, zvokuti handifungi kuti tichakwanisa kushanda tose zvakanaka. -shatirisa, -tsamwisa .

Definitions

To inhale deeply through the nose, often to smell something, especially tobacco. Also, to offend or irritate someone.

Akanga achifemba fodya yebute.

Examples

Akanga achifemba fodya yebute.

He was sniffing snuff tobacco. Shamwari, zvinhu zvandaitirwa naforomani kubasa nhasi zvandifemba.

Friend, the things the foreman did to me at work today offended me.

Synonyms

-shatirisa
-tsamwisa
AI Context

smell

Quick Reference

What does -femba mean in English?
-femba means "To sniff; to be offended" in English.
Definition of -femba
To inhale deeply through the nose, often to smell something, especially tobacco. Also, to offend or irritate someone.
Tsanangudzo ye-femba
Ku femba kufema zvine simba uchikwevera mweya mukati, kuti usvute fodya yomumhino kana kuti unyatsonzwa munhuhwi kana hwema hwechimwe chinhu. Vazhinji vanoita zvokufemba fodya yebute asi vamwe vanoita zvokuiisa pasi porurimi. Ku femba kuita zvinhu zvinogumbura umwe munhu. Shamwari, zvinhu zvandaitirwa naforomani kubasa nhasi zvandifemba, zvokuti handifungi kuti tichakwanisa kushanda tose zvakanaka. -shatirisa, -tsamwisa .
Part of speech
verb