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==Adverb == | ==Adverb == | ||
{{adverb}} | {{adverb}} | ||
# [[maimakon]], [[saɓanin]] {{syn|rather than|instead}} | # [[maimakon]], [[saɓanin]], [[gwamma]], [[sai dai]] {{syn|rather than|instead}} | ||
#: '' '''rather than''' simply reacting to signs of distress in the youngsters. [http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170110-despite-what-you-might-think-chickens-are-not-stupid] <> '''sabanin''' daukar mataki kan alamun damuwar masu tasawa. [http://www.bbc.com/hausa/mujalla-38932550]'' | #: '' '''rather than''' simply reacting to signs of distress in the youngsters. [http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170110-despite-what-you-might-think-chickens-are-not-stupid] <> '''sabanin''' daukar mataki kan alamun damuwar masu tasawa. [http://www.bbc.com/hausa/mujalla-38932550]'' | ||
#: ''She thinks that might be true of higher animals in general, '''rather than''' chickens in particular. [http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170110-despite-what-you-might-think-chickens-are-not-stupid] <> Tana jin cewa, ta yiwu a ce kaifin tunaninta ya fi na sauran dabbobi daukacinsu, '''maimaikon''' a ce kaji kawai. [http://www.bbc.com/hausa/mujalla-38932550]'' | #: ''She thinks that might be true of higher animals in general, '''rather than''' chickens in particular. [http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170110-despite-what-you-might-think-chickens-are-not-stupid] <> Tana jin cewa, ta yiwu a ce kaifin tunaninta ya fi na sauran dabbobi daukacinsu, '''maimaikon''' a ce kaji kawai. [http://www.bbc.com/hausa/mujalla-38932550]'' | ||
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# {{cx|Exclamation}} You use '''rather''' to show that you agree strongly. | # {{cx|Exclamation}} You use '''rather''' to show that you agree strongly. | ||
#: ''"Did you like the movie?" "'''Rather'''!"'' | #: ''"Did you like the movie?" "'''Rather'''!"'' | ||
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== [[Category:Google Translations]][[:Category:Google Translations|Google translation]] of [[rather]] == | |||
[[Maimakon]], [[wajen]]. | |||
# {{cx|adverb}} [[wajen]] <> [[rather]]; [[m]] <> [[farther]], [[further]], [[basically]], [[asleep]], [[gently]], [[rather]]; | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 17 March 2023
Adverb
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- maimakon, saɓanin, gwamma, sai dai
- Synonyms: rather than and instead
- rather than simply reacting to signs of distress in the youngsters. [1] <> sabanin daukar mataki kan alamun damuwar masu tasawa. [2]
- She thinks that might be true of higher animals in general, rather than chickens in particular. [3] <> Tana jin cewa, ta yiwu a ce kaifin tunaninta ya fi na sauran dabbobi daukacinsu, maimaikon a ce kaji kawai. [4]
Interjection
Interjection |
- (Exclamation) You use rather to show that you agree strongly.
- "Did you like the movie?" "Rather!"