Get to know Tsitsi better with 9 real example sentences.
Using Tsitsi
- In the example corpus, tsitsi often appears in combinations such as: tsitsi dangarembga, tsitsi masiyiwa.
Context around Tsitsi
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tsitsi
- In this selection, "tsitsi" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, novelist, filmmaker, dangarembga, betha and masiyiwa stand out and add context to how "tsitsi" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and filmmaker tsitsi dangarembga and novelist in tsitsi dangarembga opposition. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tsitsi" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tsitsi
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tsitsi Dangarembga was detained as she took part in protest against alleged government corruption. (14 words)
The script of the movie was written by celebrated Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker, Tsitsi Dangarembga. (15 words)
Tsitsi Hatendi-Matika is Head of Retail Investment Specialist at Absa’s Wealth and Investment Management unit. (17 words)
A regime that has arrested and tortured journalists, a leading novelist in Tsitsi Dangarembga, opposition legislators and activists and manipulates the courts to sanitise its actions is in dangerous dictator territory and on the path to a failed state. (39 words)
The latest Zimbabwean writers to gain regional recognition are Tsitsi Jaji and Tariro Ndoro, who came first and second for the 2017 Dalro Prizes respectively, and Philani A Nyoni, who was recently nominated for the African Writers Awards. (38 words)
Tsitsi Betha Ndabambi,of the Protection of Adult and Children Trust has also been one of the wellwishers working closely with the initiative and sent out an SOS post on social media for the charity. (35 words)
Example sentences (9)
A regime that has arrested and tortured journalists, a leading novelist in Tsitsi Dangarembga, opposition legislators and activists and manipulates the courts to sanitise its actions is in dangerous dictator territory and on the path to a failed state.
I think this is what the whole world felt,” said the novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga of the hashtag and the non-political movement behind it.
Tsitsi Betha Ndabambi,of the Protection of Adult and Children Trust has also been one of the wellwishers working closely with the initiative and sent out an SOS post on social media for the charity.
Tsitsi Dangarembga was detained as she took part in protest against alleged government corruption.
A few weeks back, Tsitsi Masiyiwa came under fire on twitter after she had in a no direct way questioned our work patterns or work culture as a country.
The latest Zimbabwean writers to gain regional recognition are Tsitsi Jaji and Tariro Ndoro, who came first and second for the 2017 Dalro Prizes respectively, and Philani A Nyoni, who was recently nominated for the African Writers Awards.
The script of the movie was written by celebrated Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker, Tsitsi Dangarembga.
Tsitsi Dangaremba’s This Mournable Body (Graywolf) isn’t out until August, but I shall read it before summer’s end.
Tsitsi Hatendi-Matika is Head of Retail Investment Specialist at Absa’s Wealth and Investment Management unit.
Common combinations with tsitsi
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: