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believe in Somali

rumayso[1]

Believe, especially as a command or dictionary form

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Translation

Somali meanings

rumayso[1]

Believe, especially as a command or dictionary form

rumaysan[1][2]

To believe or accept as true in inflected forms

aamin[1][2]

To trust or believe in someone's reliability

Useful combinations

Common phrases with believe

believe

rumayso[1]

I believe

aaminsanahay[1][2]

believe / be convinced

rumaysan[1][2]

Real usage

Example sentences

I believe in you.

encouragement

Waan ku rumaysanahay.[1][2]

I believe the truth.

truth

Runta waan rumaysanahay.[1][2]

I trust you.

trust

Waan ku aaminsanahay.[1][2]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Rumayso, rumaysan, and aamin

Rumayso is useful as a command or citation form. Full statements use inflected forms such as rumaysanahay or aaminsanahay, while aamin overlaps with trust.[1][2][3]

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Related Somali words and phrases

Dictionary words

accept

Questions

Questions about believe in Somali

How do you say believe in Somali?

Believe can be rumayso as a command or citation form. In statements, forms such as rumaysanahay or aaminsanahay are used.

Evidence

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  1. [1] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF

    Checked believe as rumayso, believes as aaminsan, belief as rumayn, and trust as aamin.

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  2. [2] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF

    Checked rumaysan and rumaysto as believe, aamin as trust, aaminsan as believe, aaminsanahay as I believe, and runta as the truth.

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  3. [3] Beginner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson)

    Checked that Somali belief/thinking predicates can take an in-clause and that question examples use a believe predicate.

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