-gura
Elementary
-gu-ra
verb
actions
English:To cut; to break; to stop doing something
Shona DefinitionKana munhu achinzi a gura nepanhu anenge apfuura naipapo. Kugura kudimura chinhu kuchiita chiduku kana chipfupi. Ndakagura ipwa kuti dzikwane musaga. Ku gura pamba kupwanya kii inenge iripo kuti munhu akwanise kupinda asina makii ekukiyinura. Kana munhu achiti a gura anenge achireva kuti haachazoiti zvaaisimboita.

Definitions

To cut something, making it smaller or shorter. To break something. To stop doing something previously done.

Ndakagura ipwa kuti dzikwane musaga.

Examples

Ndakagura ipwa kuti dzikwane musaga.

I cut the reeds so they would fit in the basket. A gura pamba kupwanya kii.

To break into a house is to break the lock. Kana munhu achiti a gura anenge achireva kuti haachazoiti zvaaisimboita.

When someone says they have 'gura', they mean they will no longer do what they used to do.

Synonyms

kucheka
kudimbura

Antonyms

kuwedzera
kurebesa
AI Context

cut

Quick Reference

What does -gura mean in English?
-gura means "To cut; to break; to stop doing something" in English.
Definition of -gura
To cut something, making it smaller or shorter. To break something. To stop doing something previously done.
Tsanangudzo ye-gura
Kana munhu achinzi a gura nepanhu anenge apfuura naipapo. Kugura kudimura chinhu kuchiita chiduku kana chipfupi. Ndakagura ipwa kuti dzikwane musaga. Ku gura pamba kupwanya kii inenge iripo kuti munhu akwanise kupinda asina makii ekukiyinura. Kana munhu achiti a gura anenge achireva kuti haachazoiti zvaaisimboita.
Part of speech
verb