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Swahili

kishasi

ki-SHA-si

How to say it

Swahilikishasiki-SHA-sisoon
Englishclausesoon
Frenchpropositionsoon

Meaning

a grammatical clause, a group of words containing a subject and a verb that forms part of a sentence.

Good to know

a grammatical term (class 7), used in Swahili language teaching, e.g. 'kishasi huru' (independent clause).

Examples

  • Sentensi hii ina vishasi viwili.This sentence has two clauses.
  • Je, unaweza kutambua kishasi tegemezi?Can you identify the dependent clause?
  • Sentensi haina kishasi kingine.The sentence has no other clause.
  • Mwalimu atafundisha vishasi wiki hii.The teacher will teach clauses this week.

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