| Feminine noun ending | Definite article | Example | Definite article | Definite article(known) |
| o | Change 'o' to 'a' and add da | magaalo(town) | magaalada | magaaladii |
| d,h,kh,x,w,y,glottal stop | Change from 'ta' to 'da' | bad (sea) | badda | baddii |
| l | Remove 'l' and add 'sha' | basal (onion) | basasha | basashii |
| dh | Change from 'ta' to 'dha' | gabadh (girl) | gabadhdha | gabadhdhii |
Note: 'gabadh' is the Northern pronunciation for 'girl'. In other areas, it can be pronounced as 'gabar', in which case to make it definite, you just add 'ta' (gabarta - 'the girl').
Waad mahadsantahay! Thank you so much for putting time and effort into this blog, it helps immensely!
ReplyDeleteI'm a Swedish woman in Oslo, Norway, trying to learn afka Soomaaliga, it's not easy - laakiin waan jeclahay! :)
Keep up up the good work!
Jenny
Soo dhawow! I'm glad this blog is useful. Feel free to make any comments or suggestions. All the best with your Somali studies.
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