accident in Somali

An accident or crash

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Translation

Somali meanings

shil[1][2]

An accident or crash

Useful combinations

Common phrases with accident

car accident

shil baabuur[1]

the accident

shilka[2]

accidents

shilalka[1][2]

Real usage

Example sentences

An accident happened.

incident

Shil ayaa dhacay.[1][2][3]

Accidents happen.

general statement

Shilal way dhacaan.[1][2][3]

This was an accident.

explanation

Tani waxay ahayd shil.[1][3]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Shil with dhac

Shil is a noun. To say an accident happened, pair it with dhac forms such as dhacay or dhacaan.[1][2][3]

Questions

Questions about accident in Somali

How do you say accident in Somali?

Accident is shil in Somali. For accidents in general, use the plural shilal or shilalka when definite.

Evidence

References checked

[1] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked accident as shil, accidents as shilalka, and crash as shil.
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[2] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF
Checked shil as an accident, shilka as the accident, and dhacaa/dhacay/dhacaan as happen/happened.
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[3] Beginner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson)
Checked dhacaa as falls/happens and the use of sentence particles in declarative clauses.
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