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Apart from Akan, English is our oldest dictionary at kasahorow. Inevitably so, given that English is the leading language used for international communication and a prolific lingua franca in many parts of the world. English has filled this role largely through colonisation and adaptability, and is considered a highly inclusive language, as it easily adopts new words from other languages. Originally, this West Germanic language was spoken in medieval England. It is heavily influenced by French and Latin, but has evolved over more than a millennium to include borrowings from a variety of languages.
Here are some examples of borrowings included in English:
- Spanish: guitar
- Italian: piano
- Dutch: yacht
- Hindi: jungle
- Australian Aboriginal languages: kangaroo
- Swahili: Boma
- Zulu: Indaba
- Akan: kente
There are approximately 2 billion English speakers worldwide and more second language speakers than native speakers.
Word Categories
In all our bilingual English dictionaries, English words that are conjugated/declined in the same way belong to the same category. There is no “correct” category. Each category contains at least 1 dictionary entry. Here are the currently supported word categories for English:
nom.1
These are nouns that form their plural by adding an -s. For example, dog (singular) becomes "dogs" (plural)
nom.2
These are nouns that form their plural by adding an -es. For example, watch (singular) becomes "watches" (plural)
nom.3
These are nouns that form their plural by changing the suffix -y to -ies. For example, baby (singular) becomes "babies" (plural)
nom.4
These are nouns that form their plural with no change in spelling. For example, peace (singular) remains "peace" (plural)
nom.5
These are compound nouns that form their plural by only pluralizing the first word in the compound. For example, brother-in-law (singular) becomes "brothers-in-law" (plural)
nom.6
These are nouns that form their plural by changing the suffix -is to -es. For example, mitosis (singular) becomes "mitoses" (plural)
nom.7
These are nouns that form their plural by changing the suffix -is to -es. For example, stadium (singular) becomes "stadia" (plural)
nom.8
These are nouns that form their plural by changing the suffix -us to -i. For example, fungus (singular) becomes "fungi" (plural)
act.1
Most English verbs belong to this category and form their simple past tense by adding an "-ed". For example, flow becomes "flowed" (simple past).
act.2
These English verbs in this category usually end in "-e" and form their simple past tense by adding a "-d". For example, sacrifice becomes "sacrificed" (simple past).
act.3
These English verbs in this category usually end in "-y" and form their simple past tense by changing the ending to "-ied". For example, cry becomes "cried" (simple past).
act.4
These English verbs in this category usually change their middle vowel "-a-" to "-i-" in their simple past tense. For example, sing becomes "sang" (simple past).
act.7
These English verbs in this category usually end in "-see" and form their simple past tense by changing the ending to "-saw". For example, foresee becomes "foresaw" (simple past).
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Expressing Wonder in English
These are simple statements with subject (the girl), action (eats), and object (the food). For example, "The girl eats the food."
Expressing Curiosity in English
These are simple questions with subject (the girl), action (eats), and object (the food). For example, "The girl eats the food?".