caricia Northern Sotho
3 translations
| Translation | Context | Audio |
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common
🇿🇦 O ile a mpotsa kgalema ya gagwe
🇿🇦 He asked her for a caress.
🇿🇦 Kgalema ya ntate e ile ya mo kgothetsa
🇿🇦 The father's caress comforted him.
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everyday use | |
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rare
🇿🇦 Motho o thapama bophelo ba gagwe
🇿🇦 A person caresses their life (metaphor for caring deeply).
🇿🇦 Moruti o ne a thapama bana ba gagwe
🇿🇦 The teacher caressed his children (figurative for nurturing).
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literary | |
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rare
🇿🇦 Kgokgontsho ya lerato
🇿🇦 A caress of love.
🇿🇦 Ba ne ba etsa kgokgontsho ya kutloano
🇿🇦 They shared a formal caress of reconciliation.
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formal |