Swahili
mashairi
mah-SHAH-ee-ree
How to say it
Swahilimashairimah-SHAH-ee-reesoon
Englishpoemssoon
Frenchpoèmessoon
Meaning
Poems, verses, or lines of poetry.
Good to know
plural of shairi (ji-/ma- class); non-human noun, ma-/ya- agreement.
Examples
- Mshairi alisoma mashairi yake jukwaani.The poet read his poems on stage.
- Je, mashairi hayo yameandikwa kwa Kiswahili sanifu?Are those poems written in standard Swahili?
- Mashairi hayakuchapishwa bado.The poems have not been published yet.
- Wanafunzi wataandika mashairi mengine mwezi huu.The students will write more poems this month.
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