subject

batu, fanni

Pronunciation

noun

• enPR: sŭbʹjĕkt
• IPA: /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/
• SAMPA: /"sVbdZEkt/

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verb

• enPR: səb-jĕktʹ
• IPA: /səbˈdʒɛkt/ or /sʌbˈdʒɛkt/
• SAMPA: /s@b"dZEkt/

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Noun

Singular subject

Plural subjects

1. A subject is a branch of knowledge in school, college or university, such as English, math, science, and history. <> (topic) bàtū, (academic) fannī̀
   1. touch on the subject of... <> ɗan yi màganā̀ à kân batun/fannin...
   2. change the subject <> sākè bàtū
   3. what subjects are you studying? <> wàɗànnè fannōnī kakḕ karā̀tū?
   4. what is the subject of the conversation? <> bàtun mḕ akḕ yî?
2. In English grammar, the subject of a sentence is usually a noun that comes before the verb. This noun is usually the thing that is doing the action, and it is usually the topic of the sentence. <> (grammar) àikau.

   In the sentence, "Tom gave the box to Wilma", Tom is the subject.

3. A subject is a person who is governed by a king, queen, emperor, etc. <> Template:politics mabìyī, mài bî
   1. Subjects of the Emir of Kano <> mā̀su bîn Sarkin Kanṑ
   2. a British subject <> talàkàn Ingìlà = ɗan Ingìlà

Adjective

Positive subject

Comparative more subject

Superlative most subject

1. If someone or something is subject to something, they are likely to be affected by it or experience it.

   Home prices are even more subject to change than gas prices.

   the path of those to whom you have granted blessings, those who are neither subject to your anger nor have gone astray. <> hanyar waɗanda ka yi wa ni'ima, ba waɗanda aka yi wa fushi ba, kuma ba ɓatattu ba. = [ 1:7 ] hanyar wadanda kayi wa ni'ima, ba wadanda aka yi wa fushi ba, kuma ba batattu ba. --Qur'an 1:7

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) subject

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) subjects

Past tense (ya wuce) subjected

Past participle (ya wuce) subjected

Present participle (ana cikin yi) subjecting

1. (transitive) To make someone do something unpleasant <> gānā̀ wà

   They subjected him to torture <> sun gānā̀ masà àzābā̀

   They were subjected to intense labor.