Swahili
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USAGE NOTE
The plural of "Swahili" is "Swahili" or "Swahilis."
Swahili(
swuh
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hi
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li
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (language)
a. el swahili (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I was lucky enough to be traveling in Tanzania with someone who spoke Swahili.Tuve la suerte de viajar en Tanzania con alguien que hablaba swahili.
b. el suajili (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Suffixes may be added to verbs in Swahili to add all kinds of changes of meaning.Se pueden añadir sufijos a los verbos en suajili para darles todo tipo de cambios de significado.
a. el swahili (M), la swahili (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My percussion teacher was a Swahili from Kenya.Mi maestro de percusión era un swahili de Kenia.
b. el suajili (M), la suajili (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My next-door neighbor is a Swahili.Mi vecina de al lado es una suajili.
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. los swahilis (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Swahili lived under British colonial rule for a time.Los swahilis vivieron bajo la autoridad colonial británica durante un tiempo.
b. los suajilis (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Swahili were very friendly to me because I was eager to learn their language.Los suajilis fueron muy amables conmigo porque tenía muchas ganas de aprender su idioma.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
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