curse

la'ana, (verb) yi wa wani baki

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɜːs/
• (US) IPA: /kɝːs/

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Noun

Singular curse

Plural curses

Tilo la'ana

Jam'i la'anoni

1. (countable) A curse is a wish or hope that something bad will happen to someone or something.

   The evil queen put a curse on the young girl.

2. (countable) A curse is a swear word.
3. (countable) A curse is the cause of a lot of harm or evil; it is something that brings evil or harm.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) curse

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) curses

Past tense (ya wuce) cursed

Past participle (ya wuce) cursed

Present participle (ana cikin yi) cursing

1. (intransitive) If you curse, you use a swear word. <> yi wa wani baki.
   • Synonym: swear
2. (transitive) If you curse someone, you wish or hope that something bad will happen to them. <> yi wa wani mugun fata.

   I curse you and all your family for ever!