sentensi
seh-NTEH-nsee
How to say it
Swahilisentensiseh-NTEH-nsee
Englishsentence (in grammar)
Frenchphrase
Meaning
A group of words that makes a complete statement, question or command, starting with a capital letter and ending with a full stop.
Good to know
Same form in the plural (n class): sentensi hii, sentensi hizi. Borrowed from English; in grammar a clause is kishazi and a phrase is kirai.
Examples
- Andika sentensi tano kwa Kiswahili.Write five sentences in Swahili.
- Sentensi hii ina makosa mawili.This sentence has two mistakes.
- Tafsiri sentensi ile kwa Kiingereza.Translate that sentence into English.
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