cut in Somali

jar

To divide or sever with a sharp tool

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Translation

Somali meanings

jar

To divide or sever with a sharp tool

gooy

A related cut/cut-off verb family seen in forms such as gooyaa, gooyay, and gooyn

Useful combinations

Common phrases with cut

cut bread

rooti jar

cut the paper

warqadda jar

cutting

jarista

Real usage

Example sentences

Cut the bread please.

simple instruction

Fadlan rootiga jar.

Cut the paper.

object + verb

Warqadda jar.

We will tell the others that they should not cut down plants.

textbook subclause example

Waxa aannu u sheegi doonnaa dadka kale in aanay jarin dhirta.

Grammar

Grammar notes

Jar and inflected forms

Jar is the basic verb for cut. In clauses it changes form, as in the textbook example jarin, while dictionaries also list the related gooyaa/gooyn family for cut and cutting.

Questions

Questions about cut in Somali

How do you say cut in Somali?

Cut is usually jar in Somali. Related dictionary forms include gooyaa for cut and gooyn or jarista for cutting.