Car Rental & Driving

1. Ndinoda kukodha mota kwemazuva [X].

   I'd like to rent a car for [X] days.

   Usage

   Requesting car rental

   Grammar Note

   "kwe-mazuva" = "for [days]"

2. Mutengo wekukodha unosanganisira zvinhu zvipi?

   What's included in the rental price?

   Usage

   Checking what is included in rental

   Grammar Note

   "unosanganisira" = 3sg present "includes"

3. Mota iyi ine GPS / giya yozviri here?

   Does it have GPS / automatic transmission?

   Usage

   Checking car features

   Grammar Note

   "yozviri" = "automatic" modifier

4. Inishuranzi dzakaita sei dziripo?

   What are the insurance options?

   Usage

   Checking insurance options

   Grammar Note

   "dziripo" = "that exist" (pl.)

5. Ndinoidzosera ne tengi rizere here?

   Should I return it with a full tank?

   Usage

   Asking about fuel return policy

   Grammar Note

   "ndinoidzosera" = "I return it"

6. Pane mumiro wehurime here?

   Is there a mileage limit?

   Usage

   Checking mileage limit

   Grammar Note

   "pane" = "there is"

7. Ndinoda kunyora kukuvara kwakaonekwa pamota.

   I'd like to report a scratch / damage.

   Usage

   Reporting damage to car

   Grammar Note

   "kwakaonekwa" = passive past

8. Petrol station iri pedyo iri kupi?

   Where is the nearest gas station?

   Usage

   Asking for nearest gas station

   Grammar Note

   "iri kupi" = "where is it"

9. Ndinogona kutora mota iyi kuenda kunyika imwe here?

   Can I take this car across the border?

   Usage

   Asking about cross-border driving

   Grammar Note

   "ku-nyika" = "to the country"

10. Ndagadhiwa neporisi — ndinofanira kuita sei?

    I've been stopped by traffic police — what should I do?

    Usage

    When stopped by traffic police

    Grammar Note

    "ndinofanira" = "I must"

11. Nzira iyi ine mitero here?

    Are there toll roads on this route?

    Usage

    Asking about toll roads

    Grammar Note

    "ine" = "has/there is"

12. Mitemo yekumira mota pano yakaita sei?

    What are the parking rules here?

    Usage

    Asking about parking rules

    Grammar Note

    "ye-" = genitive link

13. Mota haivhuri.

    The car won't start.

    Usage

    Reporting car trouble

    Grammar Note

    "hai-" = 3rd-person negative prefix

14. Ndinoda kudzorera mota nguva isati yasvika.

    I'd like to return the car early.

    Usage

    Requesting early car return

    Grammar Note

    "isati ya-" = "before"

15. Mune chigaro chewana here?

    Do you have a child seat available?

    Usage

    Asking for child seat

    Grammar Note

    "che-" = class-7 genitive marker

16. Mota iyi inoshandisa mafuta api?

    What type of fuel does it use?

    Usage

    Asking about fuel type

    Grammar Note

    "api" = "which/what kind"

17. Kukodha nenzira imwe chete kunogonekwa here?

    Is one-way rental available?

    Usage

    Asking about one-way rental

    Grammar Note

    "kunogonekwa" = passive potential

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