adjectivebasicLetter B

English to Somali dictionary

better in Somali

ka fiican[1][3]

Better than; more good or more suitable

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Translation

Somali meanings

ka fiican[1][3]

Better than; more good or more suitable

ka wanaagsan[2][3]

Better than or preferable, using wanaagsan

Useful combinations

Common phrases with better

better

ka fiican[1][3]

better

ka wanaagsan[2][3]

better than this

ka fiican tan[1][3]

Real usage

Example sentences

This is better than before.

comparison

Tani way ka fiican tahay sidii hore.[1][3]

This road is better.

road

Jidkani waa ka fiican yahay.[1][2][3]

This is better than that.

comparison

Tani way ka fiican tahay taas.[1][2][3]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Comparatives use ka

Somali does not make a separate comparative adjective ending like English -er. It places ka before the adjective, so fiican becomes ka fiican for better than.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about better in Somali

How do you say better in Somali?

Better in Somali can be ka fiican. Ka wanaagsan is another sourced way to express better or preferable.

Evidence

References checked

[1] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked better as ka fiican, larger/bigger as ka weyn, this as tani, before as ka hor, road as jid, and small comparative examples for ka yar.
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[2] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked better as ka wanaagsan, good road as jid fiican, and this/that demonstrative context.
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[3] Beginner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson)
Checked that Somali comparative degree uses ka before the adjective and does not change the adjective itself.
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[4] Beginner's Somali Lesson Notes (Morgan Nilsson)
Checked ka weyn yahay as is bigger than something and parallel ka comparative patterns.
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