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bring in Somali

keen[1][2][3]

To bring, fetch, or cause something to come toward a person or place

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Reviewed August 14, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

To bring, fetch, or cause something to come toward a person or place

Useful combinations

Common phrases with bring

bring water

biyo keen[1][3][4]

bring food

cunto keen[1][3]

bring it here

halkan keen[3][4]

Real usage

Example sentences

Bring water.

simple command

Biyo keen.[1][3][4]

She brings food.

everyday statement

Cunto ayay keentaa.[1][2]

Bring the book here.

request

Buugga halkan keen.[3][4]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Keen as a verb stem

Keen is the basic stem used for bring. In commands it can stand as the imperative, while finite forms include keenaa, keentaa, keenaya, and keenaysaa.[1][2][4]

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Questions about bring in Somali

How do you say bring in Somali?

Bring in Somali is keen. For a direct command, say Biyo keen for bring water or Halkan keen for bring it here.

Evidence

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  1. [1] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF

    Checked bring as keen, bringing as keenaya, brings as keena, and core nouns used in examples such as biyo and cunto.

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  2. [2] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF

    Checked keen/keena/keenaa/keenaan/keeno as bring, keentaa and keenaysaa as brings, and keenaya as bringing.

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  3. [3] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)

    Cross-checked bring as keen and common classroom vocabulary including water, food, and book.

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  4. [4] Beginner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson)

    Checked imperative clauses and verb-phrase structure, including the use of a bare imperative in commands.

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