lamentable Northern Sotho

4 translations
Translation Context Audio
common
🇿🇦 Sehlopha se hlakanya ka seemo sa sona
🇿🇦 The group is lamenting its situation
🇿🇦 O hlakanya ka lebaka la seo se diregilego
🇿🇦 He laments because of what has happened
formal
common
🇿🇦 Mong wa gagwe o nyadile ka bogale
🇿🇦 His mother lamented bitterly
🇿🇦 O nyadile ka go tlhoka thoko
🇿🇦 She lamented her loss
literary
rare
🇿🇦 Ba beile tlotlo go loso la moporofeta
🇿🇦 They lamented the prophet's death
🇿🇦 O beile tlotlo ka lebaka la go se be le bokgoni
🇿🇦 He laments because of the lack of ability
standard language
rare
🇿🇦 Ba tlogetše go phela ka lebaka la go swanela
🇿🇦 They lament the loss of their loved one
🇿🇦 O tlogela go phela ka lebaka la go hloka kgatelelo
🇿🇦 He laments due to hardship
everyday use