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English to Somali dictionary

change in Somali

To change, alter, switch, or replace something

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Translation

Somali meanings

beddel[1][2][3]

To change, alter, switch, or replace something

Useful combinations

Common phrases with change

change clothes

dhar beddelesho[1]

change one's mind

ka noqosho[1]

make a change

wax ka beddel[2]

Real usage

Example sentences

What would you have changed?

textbook conditional example

Maxaa aad soo beddelan lahaydeen?[4]

Change your clothes.

everyday instruction

Dharkaaga beddel.[1]

Change it.

short command

Beddel.[1][3]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Verb and noun forms differ

Use beddel for the verb change or alter. For the noun a change, Somali dictionaries also list isbeddel, so keep beddel for action sentences and isbeddel for the thing or result.[1][2][3]

Questions

Questions about change in Somali

How do you say change in Somali?

As a verb, change is usually beddel in Somali. For the noun a change, isbeddel is also used.

Evidence

References checked

[1] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked change/alter as beddel, change one's mind as ka noqosho, change clothes as dhar beddelesho, and switch/change as beddel.
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[2] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked alter/convert/replace/switch as beddelo and modify/modification as wax ka beddel.
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[3] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF
Checked beddel/beddelaa/beddeli as change and isbeddel as a change.
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[4] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)
Checked the textbook sentence Maxaa aad soo beddelan lahaydeen? translated as What would you have changed?
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