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Mafe is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mafe in a sentence

Related words

Mafe | Mafeking | Mafeteng

Mafe meaning

An African meat stew thickened with ground peanuts.

Using Mafe

  • The main meaning on this page is: An African meat stew thickened with ground peanuts.
  • In the example corpus, mafe often appears in combinations such as: mafe said.

Context around Mafe

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

observed 1× dates 1× zandile 1× adeyinka 1×

Often after:

refused 1×

Sentence patterns with Mafe

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

assessments on mafe s fitness 1× court dates mafe refused to 1× mafe said the 1× mr adeyinka mafe the majority 1× prosecution said mafe had been 1× who observed mafe for about 1× zandile mafe said on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

eric ntabazalila spokesperson 1× godla said there 1× mafe said the 1× mr adeyinka mafe 1× npa spokesperson eric 1× on the two 1×

Common sentence endings:

bloemfontein or pretoria 1× facility in makhanda 1× peoples movement apm 1× the eastern cape 1× to stand trial 1× to the news 1×

Words around Mafe

Just before it in the word index:

mafco 3 mafaya 2 mafara 8 mafalde 2 mafalda 9 mafah 2

Just after it in the word index:

mafeking 11 mafeteng 6 maffei 14 maffeo 8 maffia 3 maffra 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Mafe

  • In this selection, "mafe" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, observed, dates, zandile and refused stand out and add context to how "mafe" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include assessments on mafe s fitness and court dates mafe refused to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mafe" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mafe

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Mafe said the convict who was a truck driver, drove his truck with reg. no. (15 words)

Eric Ntabazalila, spokesperson for the prosecution, said Mafe had been transferred to a facility in Makhanda. (16 words)

Godla said there won’t be any further assessments on Mafe’s fitness to stand trial. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

On the two previous court dates Mafe refused to appear in court, Godla informed the judge that his client had gone on a hunger strike and demanded a television set and radio to watch and listen to the news. (39 words)

NPA spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said the psychiatric report was compiled by a panel of three experts who observed Mafe for about a month at Fort England Psychiatric Hospital in the Eastern Cape. (32 words)

Zandile Mafe said on Thursday that he was going to “burn it more” if the country’s Parliament was not moved from Cape Town to either the city of Bloemfontein or Pretoria. (32 words)

Example sentences (7)

Eric Ntabazalila, spokesperson for the prosecution, said Mafe had been transferred to a facility in Makhanda.

Godla said there won’t be any further assessments on Mafe’s fitness to stand trial.

NPA spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said the psychiatric report was compiled by a panel of three experts who observed Mafe for about a month at Fort England Psychiatric Hospital in the Eastern Cape.

On the two previous court dates Mafe refused to appear in court, Godla informed the judge that his client had gone on a hunger strike and demanded a television set and radio to watch and listen to the news.

Zandile Mafe said on Thursday that he was going to “burn it more” if the country’s Parliament was not moved from Cape Town to either the city of Bloemfontein or Pretoria.

Mafe said the convict who was a truck driver, drove his truck with reg. no.

Mr Adeyinka Mafe, the majority leader in the Ogun House of Assembly, on Tuesday announced the withdrawal of his membership of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).

Common combinations with mafe

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mafe" in a sentence?
An example: "Eric Ntabazalila, spokesperson for the prosecution, said Mafe had been transferred to a facility in Makhanda." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "mafe" from authentic English texts.
What does "mafe" mean?
Mafe means: An African meat stew thickened with ground peanuts.
How many example sentences with "mafe" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "mafe", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.