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-chapa
Beginner
-cha-pa
verb
actions
English:To wash/clean
Shona DefinitionKu
chapa kugeza uchizvikushira mvura pamuviri nemaoko, kana kubvisa tsvina
panhumbi uchishandisa mvura nesipo. Kana tiri kumaruwa tinochapa miviri
kurwizi tabva kumunda.
Definitions
To wash oneself by pouring water over the body and rubbing with hands, or to remove dirt from clothes using water and soap. In rural areas, we wash our bodies in the river after coming from the fields.
“Ndiri kuchapa maoko angu nemvura nesipo.”
Examples
“Ndiri kuchapa maoko angu nemvura nesipo.”
“I am washing my hands with water and soap.”
Synonyms
kugeza
kunatsa