| Entry | 1 mahay |
| Root | 2 hay |
| Part of speech | 3 active verb or adjective |
| Explanations in Malagasy |
4 Nianatra ka mahafantatra tsara ny momba azy: Mahay marika ny zanako.
5 Mahalala: Mahay zavatra betsaka io Rangahy io. 6 Afaka mahavita: Tsy mahay ny ratsy Andriamanitra. 7 Mahatanty, mahalefitra: Tsy mahay mihafy ny tanora. 8 afaka mifampiraharaha, mifankahazo amy..,: Tsy mahay an' io Ramatoa io aho. 9 Afaka hifehy: Mahay ny ankohonany tsara Rabe.. [1.1] |
| Explanations in English |
10 able, clever, competent. It governs the accusative, and it is joined to verbs in the same way as the English can, denoting ability to do a thing..
11 to know, to be able. [1.2] 12 able, clever. [1.7] |
| Explanations in French |
13 savoir.
[1.3, 1.13] 14 capable, compétent. 15 connaître; pouvoir, pouvoir faire, être capable, être compétent, fréquenter, savoir gouverner, savoir conduire. [1.3#205] 16 savoir faire, être capable. [1.8] |
| Examples |
17 Mato-tsaina ka mahay mitondra olona ny teraka alahamady;
[1.381#]
18 Tsy manana fiadiana sady tsy tia ady no tsy mahay miady. [2.508#] |
| Morphology |
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| All compound words | 23 26 combinations of this word |
| Anagrams | 24 mahay, 25 mahia |
| Updated on 2025/11/09 |
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