verbbasicLetter D

English to Somali dictionary

decide in Somali

go'aanso[2]

To make a choice or resolution

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Translation

Somali meanings

go'aanso[2]

To make a choice or resolution

go'aami[1][2]

To decide or determine

Useful combinations

Common phrases with decide

decide now

hadda go'aanso[1][2][3]

decision

go'aan[2]

take your pick

mid ka dooro[1][2][3]

Real usage

Example sentences

You need to decide now.

must + now

Waa inaad hadda go'aansataa.[1][2][3][4]

Since the hare was hungry he decided to cook the eggs for himself.

textbook in-clause example

Maadaama uu bakayluhu baahnaa waxa uu go'aansaday in uu ukunta karsado.[2][4]

Choose one.

choice-related command

Mid ka dooro.[1][2][3]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Decide, decided, and decision

OpenTran lists go'aanso for decide, go'aansaday for decided, and go'aan for decision. The NSW dictionary also lists go'aami for decide, while dooro means choose or select.[1][2][3][4]

Questions

Questions about decide in Somali

How do you say decide in Somali?

Decide is go'aanso in Somali. Go'aami is also listed for decide or determine, and go'aan is the noun decision.

Evidence

References checked

[1] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked decide as go'aami, choose as dooro, decision as qaraar, have to as waa inaad, now as hadda, take your pick as mid ka dooro, and select as dooro/xulo.
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[2] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked decide as go'aanso, decided as go'aansaday, decides as go'aansada, decision as go'aan, determine as go'aamin, choose as dooro, must as waa in, and now as hadda.
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[3] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF
Checked dooro/doortaa forms as choose, doorashooyin as choices, hadda as now, and baahan forms as need.
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[4] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)
Checked the example Maadaama uu bakayluhu baahnaa waxa uu go'aansaday in uu ukunta karsado, translated as Since the hare was hungry he decided to cook the eggs for himself, plus the waa in construction meaning should/ought to/has to/must/needs to.
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