Gae Sekgoa go ya go Setswana have

Thanolo ya have ka Setswana

have

sa gagwê

ledirihas, having, had

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    sa gagwê
    na le
    ‘We have two dogs’ — Re na le dintša tse pedi
    • possess or own

  • 2

    tshola
    ‘This tin has sweets in it’ — Thini e, e tshotse dimonamonê mo têng
    • contain

  • 3

    nna le
    ‘He had a shock’ — O ne a nna le letshogô
    • experience

  • 4

    tshwanêtse
    ‘We have to go now’ — Re tshwanêtse go tsamaya gônê jaana
    • be obliged to do something

  • 5

    letla
    ‘I won't have him bullied’ — Ga ke kake ka letlêlela gore a kgokgontshiwe
    • allow

  • 6

    batla
    ‘Will you have a sweet?’ — A o tla batla dimonamonê?
    • receive or accept

  • 7

    dirwa
    ‘I'm having my watch mended’ — Ke dira gore sesupanakô sa me se baakanngwe
    • get something done

auxiliary verbhas, having, had

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    go supa paka e e fetilêng
    ‘he has gone’
    • used to form the past tense of verbs, e.g. he has gone