koya

Verb

koya / koyi / koyo

Plain form (yanzu) learn

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) learns

Past tense (ya wuce) learned

Past participle (ya wuce) learned

Present participle (ana cikin yi) learning

Students learning in class. <> Ɗalibai na koyi a aji.

1. neman sanin wani abu. <> seeking knowledge, gaining an education.

Verb 2

Plain form teach

Third person singular teaches

Simple past taught

Past participle taught

Present participle teaching

A teacher teaching a class <> Malamar da ke koya darasi a aji.

1. karantar ko nuna yadda ake yin abu. <> to educate, demonstrate, teach.

   Baba na ne ya koya mana yadda ake tuƙa mota. <> Our dad taught us how to drive.

Noun

Tilo koya

Jam'i koyoyi

f

1. jar ƙasa da mata kan shafa a fuska don kwalliya.
   • Synonym: kowa

Bargery's definition of koya

koya.

I. [ko/ya"].

1. {v.tr.2c; only plus dat.}. Teach. e.g. ya/ k. mini karatu, he taught me to read.

2. {n.f.; pl. ko/yo/yi/}.

(a) Various kinds of red earth and red coloured stones used in making red ink, in staining the heads of cotton-spindles, and for smearing on the face.

(b) Red ink. (= (Kats.) kwaya.)

II. [ko/+ya"] {4d koya I.1}.

III. [ko/"ya/+].

1. {v.tr.1a}. Learn. (Vide koyo.) (Cf. makoyi.)

2. {n.f.; 4e koya III.1}.

Google translation of koya

Learn.

1. (verb) learn <> koya; instruct <> koya, umurta; educate <> koya;