'Maxaa' in Somali means 'what'. We saw before that you can fuse this word with certain pronouns to ask people what they are doing.
Maxaad sameenaysaa? - What are you doing?
WHAT -YOU DOING
'Dhac' is a conj. 1 verb. It means 'to fall'. For example,
Wuu dhacay - He fell
Roob baa dhacay shaley - Rain fell yesterday
So when you say 'Maxaa dhacay' it literally means 'What fell?'. But what it really means is 'What happened?' You use this phrase when you are shocked or surprised by something. For example if you hear a loud bang, or something smashes, then you might say 'Maxaa dhacay?!'.
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