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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