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English to Somali dictionary

abandon in Somali

To leave someone, something, or a place behind

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Translation

Somali meanings

ka tag[1][2]

To leave someone, something, or a place behind

iska daa[2]

To give up, drop, or stop doing something

Useful combinations

Common phrases with abandon

abandon a place

meel ka tag[1][2]

leave home

guriga ka tag[1][2][3]

give it up

iska daa[2]

Real usage

Example sentences

Do not abandon the child.

warning

Ha ka tagin ilmaha.[1][2]

The cat left its home.

leaving a place

Bisadii gurigeedii ka tagtay.[1][3]

I want to leave.

leaving

Waxa aan rabaa in aan tago.[1][3]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Ka tag and iska daa

Use ka tag when the meaning is leaving a person, place, or thing behind. Use iska daa for the give-up or stop-doing sense.[1][2][3]

Questions

Questions about abandon in Somali

How do you say abandon in Somali?

Use ka tag for abandoning or leaving someone or something behind. Use iska daa when abandon means give up or stop doing something.

Evidence

References checked

[1] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked leave-related senses, including ka tag for leave behind patterns.
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[2] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked abandon as iska daa and leave as ka tag in the English-Somali finder list.
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[3] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)
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