"mo" meaning in Swahili

See mo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-mo.flac [Kenya] Forms: -mo [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|sw|verb form|head=-mo}} -mo
  1. present stem of -wamo (“to be (inside there)”) Tags: form-of, present, stem Form of: -wamo (extra: (“to be (inside there)”)) Related terms: -mo: verbal affix, -wapo (english: to be (at a definite place)), -wako (english: to be (at an indefinite place))
    Sense id: en-mo-sw-verb-v5JgvFVF Categories (other): Pages with 54 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 54 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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              2,
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            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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              5,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "they are inside",
          "text": "wamo",
          "translation": "they are inside",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(“to be (inside there)”)",
          "word": "-wamo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present stem of -wamo (“to be (inside there)”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mo-sw-verb-v5JgvFVF",
      "links": [
        [
          "-wamo",
          "wamo#Swahili"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-mo: verbal affix"
        },
        {
          "english": "to be (at a definite place)",
          "translation": "to be (at a definite place)",
          "word": "-wapo"
        },
        {
          "english": "to be (at an indefinite place)",
          "translation": "to be (at an indefinite place)",
          "word": "-wako"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "present",
        "stem"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-mo.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/Sw-ke-mo.flac/Sw-ke-mo.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/Sw-ke-mo.flac/Sw-ke-mo.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-mo: verbal affix"
    },
    {
      "english": "to be (at a definite place)",
      "translation": "to be (at a definite place)",
      "word": "-wapo"
    },
    {
      "english": "to be (at an indefinite place)",
      "translation": "to be (at an indefinite place)",
      "word": "-wako"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 54 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili non-lemma forms",
        "Swahili terms with usage examples",
        "Swahili verb forms"
      ],
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              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "they are inside",
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          "translation": "they are inside",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "extra": "(“to be (inside there)”)",
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        }
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-wamo",
          "wamo#Swahili"
        ]
      ],
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        "present",
        "stem"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mo"
}

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