Translation of in in Setswana
in
mo
preposition
1
momo lebôkôsengmo ourêng tse pêdi- at or inside
- within the limits of something (in a box
- in two hours)
2
mo tengO wetse mo teng ga lehuti‘He fell in a puddle’- into (He fell in a puddle)
3
mopolêlô e e mo dikarolong tse nnê‘a serial in four parts’- arranged as
- consisting of (a serial in four parts)
4
kwaO kwa sesoleng‘He is in the army’- occupied with
- a member of (He is in the army)
5
kaRe duêtse ka madi gônê foo‘We paid in cash’- by means of (We paid in cash)
adverb
1
mo tengTsêna mo teng‘Get in’- so as to be in something or inside (Get in)
2
tsênêla mo tengBogodimo jwa sônê bo ne ba wêla mo têng‘The top caved in’- inwards (The top caved in)
3
mo gaeA go na le mongwe mo gae?‘Is anybody in?’- at home
- indoors (Is anybody in?)
4
go gôrôgaTerena e gorogile‘The train is in’- having arrived (The train is in)