adjectivebasicLetter B

English to Somali dictionary

bad in Somali

Of poor quality or low standard

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Translation

Somali meanings

xun[1][2][3]

Of poor quality or low standard

xumaan[2][3]

Badness or evil as a noun

Useful combinations

Common phrases with bad

bad

xun[1][2][3]

bad thing

wax xun[1]

bad language

af xun[1]

Real usage

Example sentences

The food is bad.

description

Cuntadu waa xun tahay.[1][4]

This is bad.

general statement

Tani waa wax xun.[1][4]

The words are bad.

language

Erayadu waa xun yihiin.[1][4]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Bad as adjective and noun

Use xun as the adjective bad. Use xumaan when talking about badness or evil as a noun.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about bad in Somali

How do you say bad in Somali?

Bad is xun in Somali. The noun for badness or evil is xumaan.

Evidence

References checked

[1] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked bad as xun and use bad language as af xumee.
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[2] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked bad as xun and evil/badness as xumaan.
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[3] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF
Checked xun as bad and xumaan as evil.
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[4] Beginner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson)
Checked xun as bad and basic adjective predicate patterns with yahay/tahay/yihiin.
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