Nguva

Nguva kana nhambo (Time)- iri izwi rinoreva kupimwa kunoitwa kutaramukana kwakaita zviitiko. Nguva inopimwa nezviyero zvinonzi: sekondi(s), mineti (min), awa (h). Musi umwe une maAwa makumi maviri nemana (24h). Awa rimwe rine makumi matanhatu emineti. Mineti imwe ine makumi matanhatu esekondi.

Kudzamara, dzamara, kudzimara, kudzingara - ishoko rinotaurwa kurevera chinhu chiri kuitwa iko zvino chichizomira kana kushanduka kana imwe nguva yasvika. Somuenzaniso - ticharima dhunduru rekumadokero kudzamara zuva ravira. Ticharamba tichifamba kudzamara tasvika pane misha.

• Metsa (until) izwi reChiNdau rinofanana nokuti kudzimara. Sokuti metsa nhasi (until today) kusvika nhasi. Metsa auye (until he comes) kudzimara auye.
• Ruth 1:19, Ndizvo vairi ava vakaenda metsa vaguma Bhetherehema: So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. (kubva muBhaibheri reChiNdau )

• Mhindi (Short space of time).
• Kamukowoko, kamukuwo kana chinguva (Instant. Moment. 2. Short space of time).
• Kutunha, kutunhidzira kana kutunhiridza (postpone) apa kureva kushandudza chiitiko chakatarwa nguva yacho kuti chichifamba panguva iri mberi.

• Chigu (temporary thing).
• Chingo, chinguri kana chiko (Since). Chingo ndakabarwa handisati ndambosvika kuMavhuradonha.
• Nhasi (today) izwi rinoreva zuva rino ratiri kana musi uno watiri. KuChiNdau vanoti nyamashi.

Mwero wenguva

• Chitima chinosvika nechido: the train arrives on time.
• Mangwana kana hwedza (tomorrow).
• Hwedza Mangwanani (Tomorrow Morning).
• Hwedza Mauro (Tomorrow Evening).
• Kuswera mangwana (day after tomorrow).
• Kuswera Zuro kana marimwe zuro (day before yesterday).
• Masikati kana sikati (daytime) apa kureva nguva yokunge kunze kwakachena.
• Mambakwedza kana marirakwedza (dawn of day) apa kureva chifumo chezuva.
• Utonga kana utongwa hwakatsvuka (first glow).
• Mukore (period of history).
• Mukuwo (time, period?) Tarisa Esther 8:9 muBhaibheri reChiNdau.
• Nhaka (this year) zvichireva gore rino. Nhaka tinonzwaririra: gore rino tinonzwaririra. Tinokwanisa kutura tichiti nhaka uno kana nhaka rino.
• Izwi rokuti chibaka (time) rinotaurwa kuKalanga richireva nguva. Zvichida iwi iri rinotodzana nezita rinonzi Chiwaka?
• Izwi rokuti chimuka (following day) rinotaurwa kuKalanga richireva mangwana.

Kurerutsa Mutauro

• Mati sekuru vachasvika nhamboi?
• Mugarakare (Object that has lasted long, or will last long, or has been a long time in its present position).
• Hunderere, hunyata, kana tsva-a (ideo of Growing dark at dusk). Kunze kwava kuti hunderere: dusk is falling.
• Apo nyika ichindoripo mukuwo wokukusha nokukukura, kutonhora nokupisha, chirimo nechando, masikati nousiku azvizokoreri, Genesis 8:23 (kubva muBhaibheri reChiNdau).
• Chinguri ndamuka handina kumbobuda panze.
• Chiko ndakabarwa handisati ndamboona nzunza.
• Chingo chandapinda handisati ndaonana naChiremba.

Tsumo

• Zuva ravira radoka usiku hahuriri shiri. After sunset, it dawns (already); birds do not sing at night.
• Pasi mupindu panopinduka. The world is liable to change, it changes.

Mitauro yeBantu

• VaNyungwe vanoti nthawe (time) kureva nguva.
• Mang'anja vanoti ntawi (n. time) kureva nguva.
• VaDigo vanoti chipindi (Period of time) kureva nhambwe yenguva.
• VaZigula vanoti chipindi (awhile, while, time, channel, episode) kureva nhambwe yenguva.
• Mang'anja vanoti bindikiza (n. to be permanent).
• VaGanda vanoti mlundi (a time) kureva chinguva.
• VaGanda vanoti milundi mingi (often) kureva nguva zhinji.
• VaYao vanoti katema (time, occasion, season, date).
• VaMakua vanoti okathi (n. time) kureva nguva. AmaNdebele vanoti isikathi.