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Translation of white in Northern Sotho

white

yo mošweu

adjectivewhiter, whitest

  • 1

    (with cl. 1)
    yo mošweu
    ‘A White priest lives at the mission’ — Setaseng go dula moruti yo mošweu

  • 2

    (with cl. 3)
    wo mošweu
    ‘The colour of porridge is white’ — Mmala wa bogobe ke wo mošweu

  • 3

    (with cl. 6)
    a mašweu
    ‘The female dove lays two white eggs’ — Tshadi ya leeba e beela mae a mabedi a mašweu

  • 4

    (with cl. 8, with cl. 10)
    tše tšhweu
    ‘They are wearing black suits with white shirts’ — Ba apere disutu tše ntsho ka dihempe tše tšhweu

  • 5

    (with cl. 9)
    ye tšhweu
    ‘He drives a white car’ — O otlela koloi ye tšhweu

  • 6

    (with cl. 14)
    bjo bošweu
    ‘I always eat white bread’ — Ke ja borotho bjo bošweu ka mehla

nounPlural whites

  • 1

    bošweu
    ‘I often wear white’ — Ke fela ke apara bošweu