day26 (Prepositions of Time)
No |
Setswana |
English |
Remarks |
1 |
Phuthego e simolla ka Hirikgong e bo e fela ka Mopitlo. |
The meeting begins on January and ends on March. |
phuthego = meeting, simolla = begin, Hirikgong = January, fela = ends, Mopitlo = March |
2 |
Ke ile go robala bosigogare. |
I went to bed at midnight. |
bosigogare = midnight |
3 |
Re gorogile ka nako ya botlhano phakela. |
We arrived at 5 o'clock in the morning. |
goroga - gorogile (arrive), botlhano = 5 |
4 |
John o tsaletswe mo Botswana ka 1996. |
John was born in Botswana in 1996. |
tsala - tsaletswe (bear) ※基本的に過去形と過去分詞で変化しないらしい |
5 |
A o dira sengwe sa botlhokwa mafelong ano a beke. |
Are you doing anything special in weekend. |
sengwe = anything, botlhokwa = special, mafelong = end, beke = week |
6 |
Itlhaganele! |
Hurry up! |
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7 |
Re tshwanetse go tsamaya mo metsotsong e metlhano. |
We have to go in five minutes. |
tshwanetse = have to, metsotsong = minutes, botlhano - metlhano = 5 |
8 |
Ke kopane le Ann ka Labobedi. |
I met Ann on Tuesday. |
kopana - kopane (meet), Labobedi = Tuesday |
9 |
O ntse mo India sebaka sa dingwaga tsebedi. |
He has lived in India for two years. |
nna -ntse (live), ngwaga -dingwaga (year(s)), bobedi - tsebedi = 2 ※現在完了形だが、過去形と同様の記述 |
10 |
Ke tla go leletsa ka Labobedi phakela. |
I will phone you on Tuesday morning. |
leletsa = phone, Labobedi = Tuesday |