lamentable Northern Sotho
4 translations
| Translation | Context | Audio |
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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
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formal | |
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common
🇿🇦 Mong wa gagwe o nyadile ka bogale
🇿🇦 His mother lamented bitterly
🇿🇦 O nyadile ka go tlhoka thoko
🇿🇦 She lamented her loss
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literary | |
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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
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standard language | |
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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
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everyday use |