Somali Adverbs
This is a list of adverbs in Somali. This includes adverbs of time, place, manner and frequency. Which sums up most of what you need for daily use.
Now: hadda
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Later: Hadhoo
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Tonight: caawa
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Last night: Xalay
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This morning: Subaxda tan amase Saaka
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Yesterday: shalay
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Today: maanta
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Tomorrow: berri
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Next week: Sitimaanka Xigga / Todobaadka Xiga
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Already: Goor hore
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Recently: Dhowaaantaan / Mardhaw
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Lately: aan gogayn
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| Soon: Dhaqso |
| Immediately: Dhaqsadii amase Durbaddii |
| Still: Weli |
| Yet: Weli |
After the above adverbs of time, now we move on to adverbs of place.
| Here: Halkaan |
| There: Halkaas |
| Everywhere: Meel walba |
| Anywhere: Meelna |
Now adverbs of manners, used to describe how something happens. They are usually placed after the main verb.
Carefully: Si taxadar leh
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Alone: Cidlo
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Very: Aad
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Really: Run ahaantii
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| Quickly: Dhaqso |
| Slowly: Gaabin |
| Almost: Ugu dhawaan |
| Together: Wadajir |
These are adverbs of frequency, which are used to answer the question "how often?".
| Always: Markasta |
| Sometimes: Mararka qaarkood |
| Rarely: Dhif |
| Never: Waligeed |
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