How do you say what happened? in Somali?

What happened? in Somali is Maxaa dhacay?, pronounced ma-HAA DHA-'ay.

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Maxaa dhacay?

Q: What does Maxaa dhacay? mean in Somali?

Maxaa dhacay? means "What happened?". Maxaa means what and dhacay is the past tense of dhac, to fall or to happen, so the question is what happened? Use it when a child is crying, when you hear a crash, or when a friend looks upset.

Q: How do you pronounce Maxaa dhacay??

ma-HAA DHA-'ay. dh is one sound, a d made with the tongue curled back, followed by a deep c: dha-'ay.

What happened?

ma-HAA DHA-'ay · dh is one sound, a d made with the tongue curled back, followed by a deep c: dha-'ay.

Meaning

Maxaa dhacay? means what happened?. Maxaa means what and dhacay is the past tense of dhac, to fall or to happen, so the question is what happened? Use it when a child is crying, when you hear a crash, or when a friend looks upset. The standard nothing-happened reply is Waxba ma dhicin. It is also the natural follow-up to Waan murugeysanahay (I am sad).

In conversation

Maxaa dhacay? — Waxba ma dhicin.What happened? — Nothing happened.

Maxaa dhacay? — Koobku wuu jabay.What happened? — The cup broke.

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