difunto Northern Sotho

4 translations

Translation	Context	Audio
setswene common 🇿🇦 O ile a nyadiša setswene 🇿🇦 He has passed away. 🇿🇦 Setswene sa mohlanka se ile sa tlhokega 🇿🇦 The death of the relative was mourned.	everyday use
lefu common 🇿🇦 Lefu la moetapele le ile la amogela 🇿🇦 The death of the leader was accepted. 🇿🇦 Lehu la mošomi o ile la supa go ilela 🇿🇦 The death of the worker prompted mourning.	formal
mothopo rare 🇿🇦 Mothopo wa setšhaba o ile wa eya 🇿🇦 The community's death was mourned. 🇿🇦 Go eya ga mothopo go bolela ka botshelo bja motho 🇿🇦 Death in literature often symbolizes life's end.	literary
bomong informal 🇿🇦 O swanetše go rata batho gore a se motho 🇿🇦 He must love people to avoid becoming a corpse. 🇿🇦 Re swanetše go hlokomela bophelo bja rena, ga re nyake go ba bomong 🇿🇦 We must take care of our lives; we don't want to be dead.	slang